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Pasta pesto

This pasta pesto is the ultimate 'shared dining' dish.

A classic that is wonderful to serve with a nice glass of wine. A party on the table! Curious about more terrace recipes from our FoodXperience chefs? You can view them here.

Ingredients

50gbacon cubes
2Garlic cloves
1Lemon
1Shallot
3thick shavings of Parmesan cheese
Valderrama olive oil
2neatly fresh pasta Altoni
1Pesto
flat-leaf parsley

Preparation

  1. Cut the bacon into nice fine cubes.
  2. Finely chop the shallot and garlic.
  3. Cook the pasta in a separate pan.
  4. Take a pan and fry the bacon in olive oil.
  5. When the bacon has a nice color and is a bit crispy, add the shallot and garlic.
  6. Remove the pasta from the pan and add it to the bacon, shallot, and garlic.
  7. Now add the pesto along with three tablespoons of pasta cooking water.
  8. Add lemon zest and juice.
  9. Season with pepper and salt and flat-leaf parsley.
  10. Garnish with some more lemon zest, pepper and salt, flat-leaf parsley, and the Parmesan cheese.