How to prepare Cavati with pistachio & almond pesto

Cavati is a type of pasta that goes very well with pestos. An excellent cuisine tip is that cavati with pistachio and almond pesto gives rise to a fabulous first course. What is more, it is easily prepared in just a few minutes and it´s very creamy and super tasty!

A very tasty variant of Grandma Maria’s Cavati col “Buso” is to use pistachio and almond pesto instead of just pistachio pesto.

Let’s see together how to prepare it

Ingredients	Quantity
Cavati	350 g
Butter	1 knob
Pistachio and almond pesto	100 g
Onion	As required
Burrata or mozzarella cheese	250 g
Salt	To taste
Pepper	To taste

Preparation method

• Fill a saucepan with water and bring it to a boil. In the meantime, finely chop the onion.
• In a pan, over low heat, melt the knob of butter and brown the onion.
• Pour the pistachio & almond pesto, stir and cook for about 10 minutes, stirring frequently. Then, turn off the heat.
• When the water is boiling, pour the pasta into the saucepan and add salt to taste.
• Drain the pasta as soon as it is ready, leaving a little amount of cooking water.
• Pour the pasta into the pan with the pesto and mix.
• Serve the portions of pasta by placing a slice of burrata cut into cubes on the bottom of each plate.

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