Trenette

TRENETTE WITH  PESTO, GREEN BEANS AND POTATOES

26 Modern Recipes from Pastificio Artigianale Alta Valle Scrivia- A Journey through our 26 shapes through Ligurian Traditions and Modern Recipes, with Roberto Panizza “The King of Pesto” from restaurant “il Genovese” in Genoa.

Ingredients for 4 people:

400g ALTA VALLE SCRIVIA’S ARTISAN TRENETTE Pasta
60-70g of Basil leaves. Ideally Genovese D.O.P which guarantees the flavour
30g Pine nuts
45-60g grated Parmesan cheese (ideally Parmigiano Reggiano Stravecchio)
20-40g Grated Pecorino Sardo cheese
1-2 garlic cloves (ideally aglio di Vessalico, Imperia)
10g rock sea salt
60-80 ml Extra virgin Olive Oil (ideally ‘Riviera Ligure’ DOP for its sweet, fruity taste that hightens the flavour of the Basil.
1 large potato, peeled, cut in half, then in thick slices
200 g of thin green beans, topped and tailed

Preparation:

Make the pesto:
In a pestle and mortar: grind the rock salt, pine nuts, and garlic to form a smooth paste, add the basil a bit at a time, slackening with the oil, until you have a creamy paste, add the cheeses and check the seasoning. Adjust the consistency with the oil and transfer to a wide serving dish.
If using a food processor follow the instructions above, but remove the pesto into the bowl before stirring in the grated cheeses.
Bring a large pan of salted water to the boil. Add the potato slices. After the potatoes have been boiling for five minutes add the TRENETTE Pasta and the green beans cut into matchstick lengths. Stir and cook until the pasta is ‘al dente’. Drain, keeping back some of the cooking liquid. Slacken the pesto with some of the cooking liquid and add the cooked pasta and vegetables. Stir to coat and serve.

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