Basil Pesto Pasta & Burrata
Pasta paired with Burrata has grown 239% the past four years*. Make sure to give your customers this on-trend Basil Pesto Burrata dish. For this dish, gemelli pasta is coated in basil pesto and mixed with Grande Burrata and tomatoes. *Datassential menu trends 2018
Course: Pastas
Products used: Burrata
Basil Pesto Pasta & Burrata
Yield: One serving
Ingredients
- 1 Grande Burrata ball
- 4 oz. Basil Pesto (see recipe)
- 4 oz. Gemelli pasta, cooked al dente
- 2 oz. Fresh plum tomato, diced
Directions
- Cut knot off Burrata and set aside, dice the rest of the Burrata.
- Combine 4 oz. Gemelli pasta, 4 oz. basil pesto and Burrata and toss to coat.
- ransfer pasta to serving bowl and garnish with the knot of the Burrata and 2 oz. fresh diced tomato.
Basil Pesto
Yield: 40 oz.
Ingredients
- 1 lb. Basil
- 6 Cloves garlic, peeled
- 3⁄4 cup Extra virgin olive oil
- 2 oz. Pine nuts, toasted
- 2 oz. Butter, unsalted
- 4 oz. Grande Parmesan, grated
Directions
- Place basil, garlic and pine nuts into a blender.
- Add olive oil to blender and blend until a well blended puree.
- Add in parmesan and butter, season to taste.
