Italian Recipes
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| Ingredients |
| 1 |
Fresh mint leaves |
1/2 cup |
| 2 |
Fennel fronds |
1/2 cup |
| 3 |
Fresh basil leaves |
1/2 cup |
| 4 |
Garlic |
2 cloves |
| 5 |
Fresh parsley, chopped |
6 tablespoons |
| 6 |
Capers, drained |
2 tablespoons |
| 7 |
Plum tomatoes, roughly chopped |
4 |
| 8 |
Black pepper powder |
1 teaspoon |
| 9 |
Crushed red pepper flakes |
1 teaspoon |
| 10 |
Extra-virgin olive oil |
1/2 cup |
| 11 |
Sea salt |
to taste |
| 12 |
Ziti |
1 pound |
| 13 |
Pecorino cheese, grated |
1 cup |
| Method |
Boil a good quantity of water in a large pot, add 2 tablespoons of salt and
pasta and cook it according to the package directions.
In a blender, place the mint, fennel fronds, basil, parsley, garlic, capers,
tomatoes, black pepper, red pepper flakes and half of the olive oil. Blend it to
a roughly chopped. Turn blender on full speed and drizzle in the remaining
oil and process until smooth. Remove the pesto from the blender and set aside
for 1 hour. Toss the pasta with the pesto. Sprinkle the pasta with the grated
pecorino cheese and red pepper flakes and serve.
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| Servings -5 |
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| Introduction
of the dish |
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Ziti is a pipe- shaped pasta. You can pair it up with any
sauce or vegetables you like. You can also add meat to make meal for
non- vegetarians.
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| Similar
Dishes |
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Any pasta dish
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