VIDEO: Recipe for Pesto Calabrese
Pesto Calabrese - this recipe makes it Italian
When you've had enough of pesto sauces, where the good olive oil with (cheap) vegetable oil and real Parmesan cheese with cheaper ones If you replace other cheeses, then you should try this recipe for homemade pesto Calabrese and only use good ingredients use.
- First, prepare the peppers, chili peppers, and onion. The pods are washed, cut and pitted. Then cut both the bell peppers and the chili peppers into small pieces.
- Peel the onion and cut it into cubes.
- Give that vegetables together with the olive oil and ricotta cheese in a tall mixing vessel.
- Chop up the ingredients with a hand blender. The aim is to create a creamy puree.
- Then add the crushed basil leaves and the parmesan. The amount of parmesan cheese determines the firmness of your pesto Calabrese. For example, should it be firmer for bruschetta or more like a sauce for them pasta - the cheese makes the pesto.
- Season the pesto with a little salt.
Spaghetti salad with pesto is quick to make and comes at parties or barbecues ...
Pesto Calabrese has a pink to light red color due to the ricotta cheese. However, adding a little bit of tomato paste in this recipe allows you to intensify the color. And chili powder increases the spiciness - if desired. The pesto can be mixed immediately with hot spaghetti or ribbon noodles. Or you can spread sliced ciabatta with the pesto, put some mozzarella and tomato on top and briefly bake the wonderfully spicy bruschetta slices. This goes well with tomato salad and of course a light red or rosé wine.
