Tomato And Walnut Pesto Food

SUN-DRIED TOMATO PESTO

Steps:

• Blend all the ingredients together in a food processor except the olive oil. Start the food processor and drizzle in the olive oil slowly while still mixing. Stop the machine, scrape down the sides, and adjust salt and pepper, according to taste.
• Any leftover pesto can be stored in a jar with a tight fitting lid. Pesto can be refrigerated for up to one week. You can also freeze the pesto in ice cube trays, and this will keep for up to 2 months.

LINGUINE WITH BROCCOLI RABE AND TOMATO-WALNUT PESTO

Steps:

• Set the rack to center position (if using a full-size oven) and preheat the oven (or toaster oven) to 375°F. Line a small baking pan with foil.
• Slice off and discard the very top-most tips of the garlic bulbs and stand the bulbs upright on the foil. Gently and daintily pour about 1 teaspoon olive oil into/onto the upward-facing open cut in each bulb.
• Roast for 40 minutes or until the bulbs feel soft when gently pressed. (Larger bulbs will take longer.) When cool enough to handle, break each bulb into individual cloves, and squeeze the pulp onto a plate. (Some cloves might keep their shape, while others turn to mush. It's all fine, as long as they're tender enough to mash.)
• Place the tomatoes and boiling water in a small bowl, cover with a plate, and let stand for 1 hour.
• Put the basil, parsley, and walnuts in a blender or food processor, and pulse until feathery. Add the garlic and the tomatoes with all their water, and purée until it becomes a smooth paste.
• Return it to the bowl, and stir in salt and optional red pepper flakes to taste. Cover tightly and refrigerate until use. Bring to room temperature before serving. Yield is 1 1/4 cups (a little bit goes a long way)
• Put up a kettle of water to boil for the pasta. Add the pasta and cook according to the package instructions.
• Meanwhile, heat a medium-large wok or skillet. When the pan is hot, add about 2 teaspoons of the oil and the broccoli rabe. Sprinkle lightly with salt, and using tongs, stir-fry over high heat for about 2 minutes, or until the rabe is deep green. Add the wine or bouillon and the minced garlic, and cook for about 5 minutes until the broccoli rabe is tender. Gently stir in the roasted garlic during the last minute or so.
• Drain the pasta and transfer to a serving platter or large shallow bowl. Drizzle with a little more olive oil, and then dump the broccoli rabe mixture over the top. Stirring with tongs as you go, sprinkle in the cheese and some black pepper, gently tossing everything together, and bringing the pasta up from the bottom as you mix. Taste to correct salt.
• Serve hot, garnishing each serving with a generous dollop of Tomato-Walnut Pesto on top.

SPAGHETTI WITH TOMATO AND WALNUT PESTO

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Toast walnuts on a rimmed baking sheet, tossing once, until slightly darkened, 8-10 minutes. Let cool.
• Heat broiler. Toss tomatoes with 2 Tbsp. oil on a rimmed baking sheet; season with salt. Broil, tossing once, until tomatoes are blistered and have released some of their liquid, 5-7 minutes. Let cool.
• Pulse anchovies, garlic, lemon zest, red pepper flakes, and 1/2 oz. Parmesan in a food processor until finely ground. Add walnuts and half of tomatoes, then, with motor running, stream in 1/3 cup oil; process just until combined. Season with salt. Transfer pesto to a large bowl and stir in black pepper.
• Cook pasta in a large pot of boiling salted water, stirring occasionally, until al dente. Drain, reserving 1/2 cup pasta cooking liquid.
• Transfer pasta to bowl with pesto and add a splash of pasta cooking liquid. Toss, adding more cooking liquid as needed, until sauce coats pasta. Add basil and remaining tomatoes.
• Divide among bowls; top with more Parmesan and black pepper and drizzle with oil.
• Do Ahead
• Pesto can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and chill.

TOMATO AND WALNUT PESTO

Steps:

• Heat the grill to high. Place the tomatoes on a large tray and drizzle over some olive oil. Season with a big pinch of sea salt. Grill the tomatoes for 6-8 minutes, until the tomatoes have blistered and released some liquid.
• In a blender or food processor, whizz up the garlic, parsley, lemon zest and red chile flakes to a fine paste. Add the walnuts and half of the tomatoes, and with the motor running, pour in 1/3 cup of olive oil in a steady stream. When combined, stir in the parmesan and season with sea salt and a good turn of black pepper.
• Bring a large pot of salted water to the boil and add the pasta, stirring. Cook according to the packet instructions until al dente. Reserve 1/2cup of the pasta cooking water and drain the pasta.
• Place the pasta in a large bowl and add the pesto along with a splash or two of the reserved pasta cooking water. Keep adding the cooking liquid in small amounts until the sauce coats the pasta effortlessly. Scatter over the remaining grilled tomatoes and the basil leaves.
• To serve, top bowls of pasta with a generous amount of parmesan, a squeeze of lemon juice and a finishing drizzle of olive oil.

TOMATO-WALNUT PESTO SPREAD

Steps:

• Line a 4-cup mold with plastic wrap; coat with cooking spray. Place tomatoes in bottom of mold; set aside., In a large bowl, beat the cheeses, sour cream and butter until blended. In another bowl, combine walnuts and pesto. Spread cheese mixture over tomatoes in prepared mold; top with walnut mixture., Bring edges of plastic wrap together over pesto; press down gently to seal. Refrigerate for at least 4 hours or until firm. Open plastic wrap; invert mold onto a serving plate. Serve with crackers.

PASTA WITH CREAMY WALNUT PESTO

Steps:

• Boil the pasta. Meanwhile, put the walnuts and garlic in a food processor and whizz until finely chopped. Add the basil, cheese, butter and oil and pulse a few more times. Season.
• Pour the cream into a pan and warm through. Add two-thirds of the pesto, then gently heat to loosen it. When the pasta is ready, drain, reserving 2 tbsp of the cooking water, then mix both with the sauce. Serve immediately, sprinkled with the extra Parmesan and basil, if using. The leftover pesto will keep in the fridge for up to a week, or frozen for up to a month.

LEMON-WALNUT PESTO STUFFED CHERRY TOMATOES

Steps:

• Put all pesto ingredients in food processor and process until slightly chunky, or desired consistency.
• Taste and adjust seasonings, as necessary.
• Cut tomatoes (in half or cut off the very top) and remove seeds and juice (I use an iced tea spoon).
• Fill tomato with pesto using a pastry bag or ziploc bag (small spoon may also work).
• Sprinkle with paprika just before serving.
• Serve chilled or room temperature.

BASIL-WALNUT PESTO AND TOMATO ON A BAGUETTE

Steps:

• Combine basil, garlic and walnuts in a food processor and chop well. Slowly drizzle in olive oil, keeping processor going. Once oil is combined, turn off processor and add cheeses, salt and pepper. Stir to combine. Keeps well in refrigerator for up to a week.
• To make sandwiches: Cut baguette into sandwich-size pieces. Cut each piece down the center, leaving one side intact. Slather bread with pesto. Slice four tomatoes thinly and distribute between sandwiches.

CAPRESE CHICKEN WITH WALNUT PESTO

Steps:

• Remove leaves from basil stem, then place in a food processor (paid link) along with the garlic cloves and walnuts. Pour half of the olive oil into the food processor (paid link) and blend ingredients.
• Slowly drizzle in the remaining olive oil and blend until smooth.
• Add blended pesto into a bowl and stir in grated parmesan cheese, black pepper, salt, and garlic powder.
• Cut fresh mozzarella cheese into thick slices and cut tomatoes into thin slices.
• Cut boneless chicken breast in half lengthwise and season both sides evenly with Italian seasoning, black pepper, garlic powder, ground thyme, salt, and onion powder.
• Heat a cooking pan to medium-high heat and add the olive oil.
• Cook chicken breast for 4 minutes on one side, then flip. Immediately layer the cooked side with pesto, mozzarella cheese, and one or two tomato slices. Cover and cook for an additional 4 minutes.
• Remove from the heat and drizzle balsamic glaze on top. Serve immediately.

SUN-DRIED TOMATO AND WALNUT PESTO

Steps:

• Add the sun-dried tomatoes and oil, walnuts, cheese, crushed red pepper and garlic to a food processor and process until smooth. Add in the basil and pulse just about 5 times to retain the color of the herb. Season to taste.