Easiest Way to Make Tomato Pesto Pasta Salad

Tomato Almond Pesto (Trapanese)

This pasta salad has been in the making for quite some time… probably about a year, to be exact.

Recipe Summary Tomato Almond Pesto (Trapanese)

Flavorful pesto made with tomatoes and almonds. Great for summer-time garden growers!

Ingredients | Tomato Pesto Pasta Salad

1 pint cherry tomatoes

¾ cup sliced almonds

½ cup chopped fresh basil

½ cup finely grated Parmesan cheese

5 tablespoons olive oil

4 cloves garlic, chopped

3 anchovy fillets with oil

1 pepperoncini pepper - stemmed, seeded, and chopped

2 tablespoons golden raisins

2 tablespoons capers, drained

¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes

salt and ground black pepper to taste

Directions

Process tomatoes in a food processor until finely chopped.

Pour chopped tomatoes into a fine-mesh strainer and drain all juice; return strained tomatoes to food processor. Add almonds, basil, Parmesan, olive oil, garlic, anchovy fillets, pepperoncini pepper, golden raisins, capers, and chile flakes to chopped tomatoes and process in the food processor until finely chopped. Season with salt and ground black pepper to taste.

This is great on top of fresh pasta or as a spread inside a wrap or sandwich.

Info | Tomato Pesto Pasta Salad

prep: 20 mins total: 20 mins Servings: 8 Yield: 8 servings

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