Leslie Forbes

Pâtes au Pistou

Pasta with Basil & Garlic Sauce

Preparation info

  • 4

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
A Table in Provence
A Table in Provence

By Leslie Forbes

Published 1987

  • About

The Giusti family recipe is a loosely guarded secret (and a fairly loose recipe, depending on the basil and garlic season); careful quizzing of regular customers produced this almost identical artery-hardening recipe mixture, not exactly classic, but certainly irresistible (recipe on following page).

Ingredients

  • 3-4 garlic cloves, peeled
  • 1 big bunch fresh basil, cleaned & dried
  • 4-5 tbsp/

Method

Pound the garlic until smooth in a mortar, then add the basil leaves and crush them into the garlic until they form a paste. Beat the cheese in with a fork and begin to add the olive oil drop by drop, as you would for mayonnaise or aïoli. In plenty of boiling salted water, cook the pasta until just firm. Drain well and toss it in a warmed bowl with cream