Pesto alla Trapanese (Sicilian Almond Pesto)

Name: Pesto alla Trapanese (Sicilian Almond Pesto)
Total time: 28 min
Ingredients: Kosher salt; 10 cherry tomatoes; 1/2 cup almonds (un-roasted/raw, skin-on or blanched); 1 cup fresh basil leaves; 3/4 cup fresh mint leaves (optional), or substitute with more basil; 1 handful arugula, coarsely chopped (optional); 1 medium garlic clove, coarsely chopped; Freshly ground black pepper; 1/3 to 1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil; 1/2 cup freshly Pecorino Romano or Pecorino Sardo cheese; 1 pound spiral-shaped pasta (like cavatelli, fusilli, or busiate)

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Bring some zing to your routine with this bright and zesty Pesto alla Trapanese. With garlic, basil, almonds, and cherry tomatoes, and—in my slightly rogue vers

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Ingredients

Kosher salt
10&nbsp;cherry tomatoes
1/2&nbsp;cup&nbsp;almonds&nbsp;(un-roasted/raw, skin-on or blanched)
1&nbsp;cup&nbsp;fresh basil leaves
3/4&nbsp;cup&nbsp;fresh mint leaves&nbsp;(optional), or substitute with more basil
1&nbsp;handful arugula,&nbsp;coarsely chopped (optional)
1&nbsp;medium garlic clove,&nbsp;coarsely chopped
Freshly ground black pepper
1/3 to 1/2&nbsp;cup&nbsp;extra-virgin olive oil
1/2&nbsp;cup&nbsp;freshly Pecorino Romano or Pecorino Sardo cheese
1&nbsp;pound&nbsp;spiral-shaped pasta&nbsp;(like cavatelli, fusilli, or busiate)