Sicilian Trapanese Pesto

Name: Sicilian Trapanese Pesto
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: about 3 cups (700 ml)
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Ingredients: 2.75 cups of roasted tomato (660 ml) Tomato; .75 cup toasted, unsalted almonds (180 ml) Almonds; .3 cup Parmigiano Reggiano cheese (72 ml) Parmesan; .75 cup olive oil (180 ml) Olive Oil; 1 cup of fresh basil (240 ml) Basil; 2 cloves of raw garlic Garlic

Independent adaptation of a publicly published Nicholas Elmi recipe. Not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by Nicholas Elmi.

CONDIMENT · PASTA

In the published recipe, this is the condiment for cavatelli with Sicilian Trapanese pesto.

Elmi's Sicilian almond-tomato pesto for pasta.

On the jar

PESTO

Method: blend
Yield: about 3 cups
Ingredients: 6

Blender sauce. Cook from the recipe

Ratio

Tomato 660 mlAlmonds 180 mlParmesan 72 mlOlive Oil 180 mlBasil 240 ml

Ingredients

Tomato2.75 cups of roasted tomato (660 ml)
Almonds.75 cup toasted, unsalted almonds (180 ml)
Parmesan.3 cup Parmigiano Reggiano cheese (72 ml)
Olive Oil.75 cup olive oil (180 ml)
Basil1 cup of fresh basil (240 ml)
Garlic2 cloves of raw garlic

Method

This sauce needs a blender. The jar is for storing it, not making it.
Combine measured ingredients and blend until smooth.
Taste and adjust salt and acid.

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Provenance

Nicholas Elmi. French / Italian-American. Cited awards include: Top Chef US winner S11 (2013–14).

Adapted from a Nicholas Elmi recipe (Nicholas Elmi / 6abc The Dish (Pump House cavatelli; re-eligible under §1 v2 2026-07-18)).

FAQ

Can this go in a shake jar?

No. This one needs a blender or stove, so make it from this page. Jars only carry pour-and-shake sauces. Its companion jar is below.

What do the quantities mean?

This page lists the published recipe in household units (with metric in parentheses). On a jar, the printed lines, counts, and QR guide carry the jar-batch amounts. Follow the jar or this page, not a mix of both. Amounts in the jar’s ADD row are rounded to the nearest common spoon measure (T = tablespoon, t = teaspoon) so they can be read off the glass.

Where did this recipe come from?

Adapted from Nicholas Elmi / 6abc The Dish (Pump House cavatelli; re-eligible under §1 v2 2026-07-18) (published as “Sicilian Trapanese Pesto”). Full citation lives in Provenance.

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