Red Pesto Alla Trapanese With Fresh Tomatoes

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: pecorino cheese

Nutritional yeast offers a cheesy flavor with fewer calories.

almonds

🥗Healthier: walnuts

💰Cheaper: sunflower seeds

Walnuts provide healthy fats, while sunflower seeds are budget-friendly.

Cut the tomatoes into quarters and place them into a bowl.

Add washed and dried basil leaves to the bowl.

Add small chunks of pecorino cheese and a pinch of salt.

Drizzle in abundant extra virgin olive oil.

Blend until the pesto becomes creamy and smooth to the desired consistency.

Boil the pasta in salted water until al dente.

Toast the shredded almonds in a pan or oven until fragrant and lightly golden.

Drain the pasta and pour it into the bowl with the pesto.

Stir until all the pasta and the pesto are completely combined.

Serve tossed with pasta topped with toasted almonds.

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