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Pesto Alla Trapanese

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15 min

Side

Spread

One-bowl / one-pot

10 ingredients or less
Pesto alla Trapanese comes from Trapani, a city on the Italian island of Sicily. It has ripe tomatoes, almonds and flavourful basil to make the perfect companion to crackers or toasted bread.

Servings

(¼ cup per serving)

Total

15 min

Prep

10 min

Cook

5 min

Contains

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tree nut

Free from

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soy

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peanut

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sesame

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gluten

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What others say

Simran - Aug. 28, 2025, 9:01 a.m.

Hope to make it soon but I have questions.
For the fresh basil, is one and half cup “packed”?
Also is it okay to substitute half the amount of cherry tomatoes with normal tomatoes 🍅? I don’t have enough 😭

Simran - Sept. 1, 2025, 7:32 a.m.

10/10 😇
It tasted great on its own but the flavours
fell flat when served with pasta not sure what did I miss. 🤔 The next time I make it, I may add some Italian spice mix when adding to the pasta to give some flavours ☺️

Btw I used 1.5cups packed basils and used only cherry tomatoes as per recipe

PUL small logo PUL Team - Sept. 1, 2025, 2:48 p.m.

Heyy Simran, thanks for the questions and update! Yes, the basil is measured packed, though adding more is also great! And swapping some of the cherry tomatoes for regular ones works just fine. It may change the sweetness slightly, but the pesto will still be delicious. So glad it was enjoyed!🫶

Pratyasha Jamuar - Aug. 23, 2025, 6:31 a.m.

So easy and yum! Winner at the pot luck dinner :D

Chloé Bardet - Sept. 7, 2024, 9:01 p.m.

Very simple to make and yet, so delicious and very tasty !

Beatrice - Aug. 18, 2024, 1:50 p.m.

Very delicious on pasta 😋

emma - July 3, 2024, 3:44 p.m.

The whole family devoured this - 10/10! Thank you!!

Salome V Ingen - June 11, 2024, 4:08 p.m.

Hello PUL! I have a question, can you use this straight as a sause for the pasta?
Thanks!
Salome⚘️

PUL small logo PUL Team - June 11, 2024, 5:40 p.m.

Hi Salome, yes you can use this straight as a sauce for pasta! Just mix it into freshly cooked pasta for a delicious meal 🙂

Salome V Ingen - July 2, 2024, 9:37 p.m.

We tried it with the pasta and it was- wow, so incredibly tasty!!. Making it again soon enough! Perfect for the warm weather too.