Sicilian Pasta with Almonds and Anchovies
Sicilian Pasta with Almonds and Anchovies is a simply lush 30 minute meal that typifies the healthy Mediterranean diet...and please don't tell me you don't like anchovies --- just hold that thought until the end of the post :)
Servings: 6 servings
Ingredients
- 1 lb rigatoni pasta
- 1/2 cup good grated Parmesan cheese
- 3/4 cup raw or roasted almonds
- 12 roasted garlic cloves, or 3 raw cloves
- 2 red chili peppers, stemmed and rough chopped, seeds and all (I used red jalapenos)
- 1 large handful fresh basil leaves
- 2 Tbsp anchovy paste, or 4 whole anchovies
- 1 heaping cup cherry tomatoes
- a big handful pitted green olives
- olive oil
garnish
- grated Parmesan cheese
- baby basil leaves
- a few olives, rough chopped
- fresh cracked black pepper
Instructions
- Cook the pasta just shy of the package time, you want it to be al dente.
- Meanwhile put the cheese, almonds, garlic, peppers, basil and anchovies into a food processor and pulse until well combined, about 20 pulses.
- Add the tomatoes and olives and continue pulsing until everything looks evenly chopped, about another 20 pulses.
- Add a 'glug' of olive oil and pulse once or twice more. You should have a nice, loose pesto now. Taste it and add some salt and pepper.
- Drain the pasta, reserving a cup of the cooking liquid. Toss the pasta with lots of the pesto. You may not need all of it.
- Serve nice and hot, garnished with more cheese, baby basil leaves, a few more rough chopped olives, and lots of fresh cracked pepper.
Nutrition
Calories: 544 kcal · Carbohydrates: 66 g · Protein: 21 g · Fat: 23 g · Saturated Fat: 4 g · Polyunsaturated Fat: 4 g · Monounsaturated Fat: 13 g · Trans Fat: 0.003 g · Cholesterol: 14 mg · Sodium: 588 mg · Potassium: 487 mg · Fiber: 6 g · Sugar: 4 g · Vitamin A: 623 IU · Vitamin C: 30 mg · Calcium: 241 mg · Iron: 3 mg
Nutritional information is provided as a courtesy and is an estimate only. This information comes from online calculators. Although The View from Great Island attempts to provide accurate nutritional information, these figures are only estimates.
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