Hello everybody, it’s me, Dave, welcome to my recipe page. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, walnut, ricotta and sun-dried tomatoes pesto. One of my favorites food recipes. This time, I’m gonna make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
While nothing like basil, sun-dried tomatoes are actually a great stand-in when it comes to pesto. They're a punchy, sweet-and-savory umami bomb. When paired with walnuts, salty cheese, a few garlic cloves, and plenty of olive oil, you have a fabulous cold-season pesto at the ready.
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To get started with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can cook walnut, ricotta and sun-dried tomatoes pesto using 7 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Walnut, ricotta and sun-dried tomatoes pesto:
- Get 100 g walnuts
- Take 6 leaves basil
- Get 1/2 jar sundried tomatoes
- Get 1 handful parmesan
- Prepare 1 packet fresh ricotta
- Get Olive oil
- Make ready Water
Pesto requires a Cuisinart or food processor. You can also use one of those immersion hand blenders with processor attachment, or even a high-speed blender. Add the sun-dried tomatoes and oil, walnuts, cheese, crushed red pepper and garlic to a food processor and process until smooth. Make the filling: Stir the ricotta, pesto, and Parmesan together in a medium bowl until combined.
Steps to make Walnut, ricotta and sun-dried tomatoes pesto:
- Add the walnuts to the mixer and mix them alone first for a little bit. Then add the sun-dried tomatoes, the basil, the olive oil and the parmesan. Start mixing and add olive and a tiny bit of water if needed.
- When the mixture is a smooth(ish) consistency remove from the mixer into a bowl and add the ricotta. Mix it together until it's mixed together with the pesto. I don't like to add the ricotta to the mixer directly as the speed of the blade warms the cheese.
- If you are using it with pasta, make the pasta as per usual and drain it al dente. Put the pasta back in the pot and add the pesto and mix together. It doesn't need to be warmed as the pasta is piping hot.
Sun-Dried Tomato and Basil Pesto is a wonderfully diverse recipe component. A delicious and easy sauce that you can add to hot pasta, use as a dip or spread on sandwiches. Have you ever looked at sun-dried tomatoes in the store and wondered what you could use them for? Add the sun-dried tomatoes, lemon juice, crushed red pepper flakes, salt, and pepper. With the machine running, gradually add the olive oil, then water in Place the pasta in a large warmed serving bowl.
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