Trofie with basil pesto sauce

Course

First Courses

Portions

4 servings

Preparation time

30 minutes

Product used

Mortadella Bologna IGP (PGI),

Recipe

Preparation

Add the trofie to presalted boiling water and cook according to the time indicated on the package.
Slice the mortadella into thin strips, stir-fry into a large pan with olive oil.
When the trofie are cooked, season with basil pesto sauce and mix with two tablespoons of cooking water.
Place a round pastry cutter steel in the middle of the plate and add the trofie inside, crushing them slightly with a fork.
Let them rest for a few minutes.
Then remove the moulds and garnish with julienne of crispy mortadella.

Credits

Recipe created byElena Panzaevcchia cooking-elena@blogspot.com, for the 100diquestipiatti initiative of the Mortadella Bologna IGP (PGI) Consortium

75g slices of Mortadella Bologna IGP (PGI)
350g trofie - pasta of Liguria region
150g basic pesto sauce
Grated Parmigiano cheese
Salt
Pepper