{"id":367,"date":"2011-06-26T05:12:00","date_gmt":"2011-06-26T05:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enrilemoine.com\/2011\/06\/26\/vermicelli-with-basil-and-pine-nuts-pesto-pesto-alla-genovese\/"},"modified":"2026-06-02T13:30:56","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T17:30:56","slug":"pesto-alla-genovese-basil-pine-nuts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enrilemoine.com\/en\/2011\/06\/26\/pesto-alla-genovese-basil-pine-nuts\/","title":{"rendered":"Pesto alla Genovese {Basil & Pine Nuts Pesto}"},"content":{"rendered":"
Nothing says summer better than pesto alla Genovese.<\/em> The quintessenctial summer dish, these vermicelli with basil and pine nuts pesto, which in Italy is called pesto alla Genovese<\/em>, are proof that the simpler, the better.<\/div>\n

\"pesto<\/a>After a week in Newport Beach overlooking the ocean, watching my boys mastering basketball and swimming, having all kind of goodies and of course the best gelatos ever<\/a>, yesterday we decided to come home instead of going to Escondido.\"basil,<\/a>It is not that we suspended our summer vacation, but for medical reasons, stopped at Loma Linda. Being close to home, we came to check our kitchen garden and especially our \u201ctomato heaven\u201d that is becoming a true \u201ctomato jungle\u201d. We picked the ripe ones and ate them raw. I can\u2019t wait until harvest time. That is going to be a true tomato bacchanal!\u00a0\"basil<\/a>In just a week all my herbs grew like crazy, especially the basil. All the basil varieties were blooming. I took away the flowers for the plants to grow bushier and because I have heard flowers change the flavor of the edible leaves.\u00a0\"pine<\/a>I also decided to plant the sweet basil plants we bought in Newport (I was craving for strawberry and basil mojitos<\/a> and bought a few plants instead of buying a few leaves for the same price.) Since there is never enough basil in my house, we built another wood bed<\/a> to keep growing, gopher free, more basil and parsley.
\n\"pesto<\/a>After trimming all the basil I decide to make pesto alla genovese<\/em>: the classic pesto with basil and pine nuts. We all love this pesto because of the Italian guy we all have in our hearts and tummies: we love basil, we love olive oil, we love garlic, we love Parmesan cheese and of course we love pasta.<\/p>\n

\"pasta<\/a>Having all those ingredients combined in just one dish is something nobody in my family can resist and this is why vermicelli with pesto alla Genovese<\/em> is a must in my kitchen, especially during the summer. It doesn\u2019t take a lot of work to do it. The whole dish, including the pasta, can be made in just 10 minutes. So, what can be better than that?\"bowl<\/a>By the way, I used to make my pesto alla Genovese<\/em> by muddling by hand, in my marble mortar, the basil leaves with the garlic, olive oil and pine nuts. It took forever. I switched to the modern method (processing everything in a food processor, thank to my twitter friend @lesteves) and trust me: this pesto alla Genovese<\/em> is ready in less than five minutes, including the time to pick, wash and dry the leaves.\"spaghetti<\/a>Here is my recipe. I hope you like it!<\/p>\n

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