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               Sicilian Tomato Pesto With Linguine (Weir)

Recipe By     : Joanne Weir: August 19, 1998 San Francisco Chronicle
Serving Size  : 8    Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Pasta

 Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
    1/4  cup           pine nuts
  4      cups          fresh basil leaves
  3                    garlic cloves -- minced
    1/3  cup           extra virgin olive oil
  1      cup           freshly grated parmigiano-reggiano
    1/8  teaspoon      crushed red pepper flakes
  2      large         ripe red tomatoes -- peeled and seeded
                       chopped and drained
                       coarse salt and freshly ground pepper -- to taste
  1 1/4  pounds        linguine

Heat a skillet over medium- high heat. Add the pine nuts and cook, stirring
constantly, until they turn golden, 3 to 4 minutes. Remove them from the
pan immediately.

Place the basil leaves, garlic, pine nuts and olive oil in a blender or
food processor and blend at high speed until smooth. Stop and scrape down
the sides. Add half of the cheese and the red pepper and pulse a few times
to make a thick paste. Fold in the tomatoes. Season with salt and pepper.

Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the pasta and cook until
al dente, 7 to 9 minutes. Drain, toss with the pesto and serve immediately,
sprinkled with the remaining Parmesan. Serves 8.

[PER SERVING: 425 calories, 15 g protein, 58 g carbohydrate, 16 g fat (3 g
saturated), 8 mg cholesterol, 202 mg sodium, 1 g fiber.]


Notes: Recipes from a family run restaurant and market in Palermo, on the
northwestern tip of Sicily. The restaurant was called "Shanghai."

[email protected] 8/27/98


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