Trapani-Style Pasta

🥘 Ingredients

• Parmesan
  2 oz
• almonds
  3/4 c
• basil leaves
  2 large handfuls
• cherry tomatoes
  3 c
• chilies
  1
• garlic
  2 cloves
• olive oil
• pasta
  1 lb
• pepper
• salt

🍳 Cookware

• food processor

1. 1

   Cook pasta as desired.

   pasta: 1 lb
2. 2

   Place the Parmesan , almonds , garlic and chilies into a food processor . Process to combine the ingredients.

   Parmesan: 2 oz, almonds: 3/4 c, garlic: 2 cloves, chilies: 1
3. 3

   Add around two thirds of the cherry tomatoes to the food processor, one and a half handfuls of basil and a little olive oil . Process until the ingredients turn into a sauce. Taste and season with salt and pepper .

   cherry tomatoes: 3 c, olive oil, salt, pepper
4. 4

   Once the pasta is ready, reserve some of the cooking water then drain and return it to the saucepan. Stir in the sauce until the pasta is thoroughly coated. Add a little of the reserved water to loosen the pasta if necessary.
5. 5

   Transfer to warm bowls and top with the remaining cherry tomatoes (halved or quartered) and sprinkle over basil leaves then take to the table.

   basil leaves: 2 large handfuls