Pasta with Basil + Mint
Ingredients
- 1 16 ounce package uncooked pasta ~ penne, rotini, fetuccine or linguini etc.(your choice!)
- 6 to matoes seeded and roughly chopped
- 20 fresh basil leaves
- 10 fresh mint leaves
- 2 cloves garlic chopped
- ½ cup almonds raw
- 2 tablespoons ricotta cheese
- 3 tablespoons Parmesan cheese freshly grated
- 1 ½ tablespoons olive oil
- Sea salt and pepper freshly ground, to your taste
Instructions
- Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Put the pasta in the pot.
- Cook for 10 minutes or so, until al dente.
- Drain the pasta, reserving 2 tablespoon pasta water.
- In a food processor or blender, combine the water, tomatoes, basil, mint, garlic, almonds, cheeses and olive oil.
- Blend until smooth. Add the sea salt and pepper as desired.
Notes
Toss with the pasta and serve with a sprig or two of basil and/or mint.