Penne with Salmon and Genovese Pesto

Name: Penne with Salmon and Genovese Pesto
Total time: 3600 s
Yield: Serves 2 servings
Ingredients: 7 oz penne pasta (200 g); 7 oz salmon (200 g); 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil (15 ml); 3 1/2 cups fresh basil leaves (about 100 g); 1/4 cup pine nuts (35 g); 2/3 cup grated Parmesan cheese (70 g); Pinch coarse salt; 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil (40 g)

il magico mondo di Valery @cook94valeria

Penne with Salmon and Genovese Pesto

il magico mondo di Valery @cook94valeria

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Ingredients

1 hour

Serves 2 servings

7 ozpenne pasta (200 g)
7 ozsalmon (200 g)
1 tablespoonextra virgin olive oil (15 ml)
Ingredients for the pesto
3 1/2 cupsfresh basil leaves (about 100 g)
1/4 cuppine nuts (35 g)
2/3 cupgrated Parmesan cheese (70 g)
Pinchcoarse salt
3 tablespoonsextra virgin olive oil (40 g)

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Steps

1 hour

1

Cook the pasta in plenty of salted water. Meanwhile, cut the salmon into strips and sear it in a skillet with a drizzle of olive oil for a couple of minutes.
2

Now make the pesto: Wash the basil, pat it dry with paper towels, then blend it in a food processor with the pine nuts.
3

Add a pinch of coarse salt, then mix in the grated cheese, and gradually add the extra virgin olive oil while blending until smooth.
4

Continue blending the pesto until you have a uniform sauce. Add it to the skillet with the salmon, then add the cooked pasta. Toss everything together and serve your pasta with pesto and salmon.