Ingredients

  • 10 hazelnuts
  • extra virgin olive oil
  • salt
  • 2 zucchini
  • 20 basil leaves
  • 5/8 cup Parmesan cheese
  • 3/4 pound fusilli pasta
  • 3 cherry tomatoes

Method

  • Add the nuts to a food processor and grind. Set aside half of the nuts. Add a pinch of salt, 2 zucchini, basil, and cheese. Add the oil slowly until the pesto sauce is creamy.
  • Cut the cherry tomatoes into cubes and drizzle with olive oil and season with a pinch of salt.
  • Cook the fusilli pasta in boiling salted water for approximately 10 minutes until it is al dente.
  • Drain the pasta and saute it in a pan with the pesto sauce and the tomatoes for a few minutes.
  • Serve the pasta with a sprinkling of chopped hazelnuts.