# Trofie al pesto avvantaggiato

A traditional pesto pasta dish from Liguria, north of Italy.

- Cuisine: Italian
- Category: Sauce & Condiment
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 300 g trofie pasta
- lot basil
- 1 clove garlic
- salt
- handful pine nuts
- lot extra virgin olive oil
- green beans
- 1 big potato
- lots of parmesan
- rock salt
- boiling water

## Instructions

1. Add basil to the blender.
2. Add garlic to the blender.
3. Add salt to the blender.
4. Add pine nuts to the blender.
5. Add extra virgin olive oil to the blender.
6. Blend all the ingredients.
7. Cut the green beans and the potato.
8. Peel and slice the potato
9. Put the potatoes and green beans in the pot.
10. Put the rock salt in the pot.
11. Add the boiling water to the pot.
12. Let it cook for like 5 minutes
13. Add pasta to the pot.
14. Drain the pasta.
15. Add pesto and parmesan to the pasta.
16. Serve and enjoy

## Equipment

- blender
- knife
- peeler
- chopping board
- cooking pot
- colander
- wooden spoon
- serving plate

## Tips

- For a melting potato effect, cut it thinner.
- Parmesan can be added inside the pesto or at the end.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/5eAZMQZJLFc
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/7cbeeb29-b4c1-4641-be79-f760160d3fc0
- Extracted: 2025-05-27

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