“Silk Handkerchief” Pasta with Pesto (Mandilli de Saea al Pesto Genovese)

“Silk Handkerchief” Pasta with Pesto (Mandilli de Saea al Pesto Genovese)

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From SAVEUR Issue #15These pasta squares, called mandilli de saea, or Genoese for "silk handkerchiefs" (for their size and thinness), are large, paper-thin egg-dough sheets that drape beautifully in...

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Ingredients

  • 3 1/2 cups flour
  • 1/2 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
  • 1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1/4 cup freshly grated pecorino sardo
  • 1/4 cup freshly grated parmigiano-reggiano

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