Pesto Trapanese with Fettucine - SippitySup

Ingredients

• 1 pound cherry tomatoes (about 3 cups)
• 15 large basil leaves
• 2 clove garlic cloves, peeled and roughly chopped
• ½ cup whole almonds, lightly toasted
• ½ teaspoon red pepper flakes
• ½ kosher salt, or to taste, plus more for the pasta water
• ½ cup extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for drizzling
• .75 cup pecorino-romano, parmigiano-reggiano, caciocavello or grana padano, freshly grated
• 1 pound spaghetti, fettuccine, bucatini or other “ribbon-style” pasta