Ingredients
6 servings
- •2 cups all-purpose flour
- •¼ cup water, or more to taste
- •2 large eggs
- •1 splash olive oil
- •2 pinches salt
- •2 cloves garlic, roughly chopped
- •2 ½ tablespoons pine nuts
- •2 ½ cups lightly packed fresh basil
- •½ cup extra-virgin olive oil
- •½ cup grated Parmesan cheese
- •1 pinch salt
Instructions
- Combine flour, 1/4 cup water, eggs, olive oil, and salt for pasta in the bowl of a food processor; pulse a few times until just combined. Pinch dough to see if it sticks together and forms a small clump. If it's dry or crumbly, add more water, 1 to 2 tablespoons at a time, just until the dough forms a ball.
- Dump dough onto a floured surface. Knead until dough is smooth and bounces back when you poke it. Wrap in plastic and chill in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes.
- Remove dough from the refrigerator and pull off a small chunk, about 1/2 teaspoon or smaller. Place dough at the bottom of a wooden cutting board and starting with the tips or your fingers, firmly roll up the board, like you are rolling the dough into a tube. Once the dough is at the base of your palm, keep pressure on it and pull it back and down the board, diagonally at a 45-degree angle to create a spiral shape. Repeat until all dough has been shaped.
- Combine garlic and pine nuts in the bowl of a food processor; process until sandy in texture. Add basil and oil and process until smooth. Stir in grated Parmesan cheese until combined. Taste and add salt if needed.
- Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add trofie and cook, stirring occasionally, until tender yet firm to the bite, about 12 minutes. Drain.
- Toss cooked trofie with pesto and serve immediately.
Nutritional Facts
Per 6 servings
- Calories: 405
- Carbohydrate: 34g
- Fat: 25g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 10g
- Sugar: 1g