Silk Handkerchiefs with Pesto | Saveur

Silk Handkerchiefs with Pesto | Saveur

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Mandilli de saea - the name is Genoese for silk handkerchiefs - are delicate, handkerchief-size sheets of pasta, typically tossed with pesto.

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Ingredients

  • 3 <sup>1</sup>⁄<sub>2</sub> cups flour
  • <sup>1</sup>⁄<sub>2</sub> tsp. salt
  • 5 eggs
  • 2 tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1 clove garlic, peeled and chopped
  • 3 tbsp. pine nuts
  • Salt
  • 2 cups packed fresh basil leaves, preferably small and young
  • <sup>1</sup>⁄<sub>2</sub> cup extra-virgin olive oil
  • <sup>1</sup>⁄<sub>4</sub> cup freshly grated pecorino sardo
  • <sup>1</sup>⁄<sub>4</sub> cup freshly grated parmigiano-reggiano

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