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Trapanese pesto

Trapanese pesto

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A traditional Italian raw sauce, perfect for accompanying pasta dishes like busiati or bucatini.

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Recipe from Civa61, K.Weise, Pietrodn and 2 other contributors (Wikibooks), adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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Trapanese pesto is a classic Italian sauce, perfect for pasta. It consists of tomatoes, almonds, basil, and garlic. The traditional recipe includes local ingredients such as Nubian red garlic and extra virgin olive oil from Trapani.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time15 min
  • Cook time5 min
  • Resting10 min
  • Total30 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodmixed by hand in a mortar
  • Estimated cost$3.16 $0.79 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.

Ingredients

4 people
  • $1.58
  • $0.46
  • $0.10
  • $0.42
  • $0.60

Prices from US supermarkets for 3 of 5 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Finely chop the garlic (without the skin) with salt, basil, and mint in a mortar. Mix with the mortar, crushing the ingredients without mashing them, gradually adding the raw almonds and pepper (without the seeds), which you have easily peeled in a few seconds in boiling water, until you have a thick, smooth sauce. Gradually add olive oil until the sauce…
  2. Let the sauce rest, and then use it to season well-drained pasta.
  3. You can add toasted breadcrumbs or chopped, toasted almonds to the pasta. Some people also add grated, dried anchovies. The sauce can also be enhanced with tuna in oil.

The bill

Trapanese pesto

  • 600 g of tomato mulberry$1.58
  • 50 g of raw, shelled almonds$0.46
  • 2 cloves of red Allium sativum (garlic)$0.10
  • 1 tablespoon of grated pecorino cheese$0.42
  • a pinch of Parmesan cheese$0.60

Total$3.16

that's $0.79 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

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Before you start

Ingredients

  • 600 g of tomato mulberry
  • 50 g of raw, shelled almonds
  • 15 to 20 fresh basil leaves
  • 2 cloves of red Allium sativum (garlic)
  • extra virgin olive oil, salt and pepper, to taste
  • 1 tablespoon of grated pecorino cheese
  • a pinch of Parmesan cheese
  • 2 sprigs of mint (in spring/summer)

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