Pasta alla Trapanese - Sicilian Tomato Pesto Sauce - Food Wishes

I'm excited to share my version of pasta alla Trapanese, featuring Sicily's amazing tomato pesto. I love the Genovese-style pesto, but when super-sweet cherry tomatoes are in season, I really believe this pesto is the best pesto. Enjoy!

[karenb]

I made this recipe this evening since I already had all of the ingredients. It is absolutely delicious.

[DonPandemoniac]

Watching layers of ingredients gradually getting blended is pretty mesmerizing.

[christzimpilis-kvhy]

Hope you are doing well Chef, i ve been watching you for a the better part of the last decade and you are one of the reasons i fell in love with cooking.

[TheAciddragon]

the fact that Chef John missed "this Pesto is the Besto" makes me a little sad

[GiuseppePipia]

As someone who grew up eating pesto alla trapanese, I can tell you that your version is very similar to what we use to eat here in Sicily. Perhaps less almonds and basil (at least in my family we put very little into it), since the main protagonist is the fresh tomato, along with garlic and olive oil (lots of it). But still pretty good!

[WadeWilson_]

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I was really expecting Chef John to say "this pesto is the besto"

[Petryman]

Where's the obligatory shake of Cayenne?

[leinades]

I was craving a fresh tomato sauce pasta dish today. Guess my prayers were just answered

[faithsrvtrip]

Bucatini Fusilli! I was wondering what kind of pasta you were using! That is beautiful and nice and fat and round along with being spiral! Looks like a really easy recipe Chef John! Happy cooking everyone!

[clintwurm]

Man I have my Rusted Garden Tinny Tims which you must look up and grow in your garden. Mine are fabulous and make this dish special!

[TheDingledonglyfe]

Good timing Chef John. Every Friday in August my uncle likes to cook beautiful orange pasta sauces. I bet he'll love this one.

[williamaitken]

I made this last night and it was excellent! I was actually picking my cherry tomatoes yesterday anyways, so this was a perfect use of them. It was great! Super fantastic sauce, highly recommend it.

[lesliecas]

Looks like Chef John and Michelle got new glass dishes for ingredients.

[towelie]

That sauce would also be AMAZING on pizza!

[williamacummings]

You forgot the obligatory shake of cayenne 😢. Spice is life.

[federicodalia]

A variant we do in the off season is by using sundried tomatoes

[metislamestiza]

i have home grown everything here *well except the almonds* i am SO making this and feel my mouth watering already. thanks Chef John!

[ettorenamias]

I imagine that the almonds do a lot of heavy lifting of thickening this beautiful sugo.

[kittywetzel]

Since I'm not a fan of green pesto, I think this would be a fantastic alternative for me! Definitely want to try this! Thank you, Chef John!

[nyeark]

What's for dinner?

Cooking Trapanese
I think I'm cooking Trapanese
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