Last year I was asked by the lovely people at Wayfair if I’d like to put a recipe post together for their readers and as we love eating in our house I just couldn’t say no!
30g pine nuts1 clove garlic, grated1 bunch basil leaves20g parmesan cheeseExtra virgin olive oil
Method:
Toast the pine nuts in a dry pan.Allow the pine nuts to cool and put in food processor with the basil and garlic.Add a small amount of oil and blend until well mixed.Add the parmesan and process for 2 seconds.Add oil until desired consistency and season well.
100g ’00’ flour1 large eggTablespoon olive oil
Method:
1. Mound the flour on flat surface, or in a bowl to contain the mess, and make a well in the centre, deep enough to hold the egg.
2. Crack the egg into well and add olive oil and season.
3. Slowly mix the egg with a fork, the flour will slowly start to be incorporated.
5. After about 5 minutes the dough should be warm and elastic but should not stick toyour hands.
6. Wrap the dough in cling film and refrigerate for half an hour.
7. Once refrigerated, divide into three pieces and flatten into a disc shape.
8. Set up your pasta machine according to the instructions.
Take care to allow the pasta to form a sheet that fits in the machine. Move to the second or third thinnest setting, but be careful to not roll it too thin – If you go too far, the pasta may clog the tagliatelle machine later.
10. Hang on pasta dryer to dry slightly, ours is a homemade contraption of skewer pushed though a cork!
11. After about fifteen minutes pass through tagliatelle machine, or slice into about 8mm slices and put back on pasta dryer.
1. Bring a large pot of salted water to the boil and cook pasta for 3 minutes.
2. Drain well and put back in the pot.
3. Toss in about half of the pesto and serve in a warm pasta dish. Pasta has a tendency to get cold quickly in a cold dish so we always warm it first.
4. Top with a dollop of pesto, more parmesan and grind some fresh pepper over the dish, preferably with a large pepper mill so you can pretend you’re in a real Italian restaurant.
It looks delicious, definitely heading over and taking a look at the recipe!
Ooh this looks yummy! I love pesto and pasta so I am definitely going to check this out! x
I promise you it is. And it's so simple to make the pesto that even without a pasta machine you can do it! x