Salina's caper pesto is the perfect condiment for pasta dishes and delicious appetizers ready in a few minutes. As is the recipe for the pesto itself, which is really made in 5 minutes on the clock and which is made with capers from Salina, one of the Aeolian Islands where both the sea and the land provide exquisite ingredients, to conquer our palate in all simplicity.
The recipe for caper pesto from Salina
If we have made you want to try this unusual pesto ready to surprise, you will find the necessary ingredients below. Obviously the protagonists are the capers of the Aeolian Islands , which you can find directly on SicilyAddict as well as (but we turn to the laziest, pesto ready , just a click). Excellent on pasta, delicious to spread on any edible surface, the caper cream that comes out tastes like summer. Here's how it's prepared.
Ingredients
- 160 g of salted capers
- 40 g of almonds
- 20 g of fresh basil
- extra virgin olive oil
- salt and black pepper
Preparation
- Soak the capers in room temperature water the previous evening, taking care to change the water 2-3 times.
- Toast the almonds in a non-stick pan without adding oil.
- Drain the capers and dry them. Let the almonds cool. Pour all the ingredients into a blender and turn it on.
- While it's running, slowly add the oil slowly until you get the desired consistency.
- Take the pesto, keep it in a glass jar or use it immediately.
Caper pesto with the Thermomix
To prepare it with the Thermomix , just collect all the ingredients in the mixing bowl and blend at speed 7 for a few seconds. Then collect the mixture on the bottom with the spatula, add more oil if necessary, and blend for a few more seconds.
Variants of caper pesto
The caper and olive pesto is one of the most common variants. Characterized by a strong taste and a strong flavor, it is loved by connoisseurs of the genre. It can be eaten plain or combined with a tomato sauce .
Cucunci pesto is instead the caper patè that comes out of the fruit of the caper plant (the cucuncio , in fact) and not from the flower that has not yet opened (which, for the uninitiated, is the caper). Among the various possible additions are mint, oregano and garlic.
How to use caper pesto
The caper sauce that comes out of it is ideal for dressing spaghetti and long pasta in general, both alone and in combination with cherry tomatoes or courgettes. It is also delicious to use as a caper cream for croutons , bruschetta and toast. And again for canapés, as a filling for savory strudels or to spread inside sandwiches before stuffing them with various cheeses and sausages.
storage
Keep the caper pesto in the refrigerator for about 4 days in a glass jar with a lid. Complete with olive oil on the surface to lengthen storage times. For even longer storage, use the freezer.
