Directly from beautiful, sunny Sicily, here is a fabulous recipe for pesto with almonds, tomatoes, basil, garlic, olive oil and pecorino cheese. All the aromas of the Mediterranean on one plate ... aromas and flavours that are perfect for combining with fresh, homemade pasta or, if you like, to spread on some toasted bread to make bruschetta, the result will be 10/10 and will leave your guests open-mouthed in awe! Sicilian pesto is a variation on the classic pesto sauce, replacing the pine nuts with almonds and adding tomatoes, thus adapting to the traditions and produce of the Sicilian region. To make this fabulous pesto, just follow this delicious recipe and within minutes you'll have a wonderful sauce to go with your pasta, and make a great impression to boot! Read the visual recipe from our chef carefully and everything will go without a hitch.
Finely crush the almonds and garlic together in a mortar. Then add the basil and a drizzle of olive oil and pound together well. Add the grated cheese and mix in well, then add the tomatoes. Salt lightly and emulsify with plenty of oil.
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Roughly chop the almonds
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Pound the almonds with a pestle and mortar
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Add the basil and pound together again
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Add a little oil to ensure the basil doesn’t oxidise
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Grate the pecorino cheese and combine with the rest of the ingredients
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Cut the cherry tomatoes into pieces
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Add the cherry tomatoes to the mortar and pound together with the rest of the mixture
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Add salt to taste and mix again
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This fabulous pesto from Sicily is ready, one of many versions
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