Pesto Tomatas (Tomato Pesto)

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~ Ingredients: ~ 1 pound dried linguini, penne or rigatoni pasta ~ 2 tbsp of tomato paste ~ 2-3 ripped and peeled and graded tomatoes ~ 3/4 cup of extra virgin olive oil ~ 1/2 cup of pine nuts ~ 1/4 - 1/2 tsp of crushed red pepper flakes ~ 2 garlic cloves roughly chopped ~ 1/4 tsp of salt ~ Graded cheese of choice	Linguine with Tomato Pesto

 

~ Pour some water with some salt in a pot and bring to boil. ~ Cook your pasta of choice at the desire cooking time, preferably al dente. ~ In a food processor add the tomato paste, olive oil, pine nuts, salt, graded tomatoes, and process until you have a smooth purée. ~ Set aside at room temperature while you cook the pasta. ~ Once the pasta is cooked you drain and you have two choices. ~ a) You pour the pesto into the pot with the pasta and mix or, ~ b) You serve the pasta and the pesto on the side. ~ Sprinkle some graded cheese over your pasta and serve. ~ If you make too mush Tomato Pesto you can put it in a jar and refrigerate until the next time you need it. ~ The next time you need some Tomato Pesto be sure to bring it to room temperature before boiling the pasta. ~ Good luck and enjoy.