Salami Pesto Fusilli Recipes

SALAMI-PESTO FUSILLI

Steps:

• Cook and drain pasta as directed on package.
• In large bowl, toss hot pasta with pesto, tomatoes and salami. Sprinkle with cheese.

SPICY SAUSAGE FUSILLI

Steps:

• Crumble the chillies into a pestle and mortar, then bash with the fennel seeds until coarsely crushed. Put to one side.
• Heat a lug of olive oil in a heavy-bottomed frying pan over a high heat. Squeeze the meat out of the sausage skins or add the pork mince to the pan, really breaking it up with the back of a wooden spoon. Fry for a few minutes, or until the meat starts to colour and the fat has rendered slightly, then push it down once more so it resembles coarse mince.
• Add the bashed-up fennel seeds and chillies and cook over a medium heat for around 10 minutes, or until the meat becomes crisp, golden brown and slightly caramelised.
• Stir in the oregano, then pour in the white wine and allow it to reduce by half. Finely grate over the zest of 1 lemon, then squeeze over the juice and turn the heat down to low.
• Meanwhile, cook the pasta in a large pan of salted boiling water according to the packet instructions.
• When the pasta has cooked but still has a bit of bite, drain it in a colander, reserving a mugful of the cooking water. Add the pasta to the meat pan, then toss to coat in all those lovely flavours, loosening with a good splash of the reserved cooking water, if needed.
• Grate in the Parmesan, then pick, roughly chop and add the parsley leaves. Taste and check the seasoning, then serve immediately with a little extra grated Parmesan sprinkled over the top.
• Jamie's top tip Remember to buy the best sausages you can afford - if you get cheap, dodgy sausages it just won't work.

SALAMI-PESTO FUSILLI

Steps:

• Cook and drain pasta as directed on package.
• In large bowl, toss hot pasta with pesto, tomatoes and salami. Sprinkle with cheese.

FUSILLI WITH GRAPE TOMATOES AND SAUSAGE

Steps:

• Remove grape tomatoes from pouch and cut in half; set aside.
• Saute garlic and cooked sausage in olive oil in large skillet over medium-high heat 2 to 3 minutes or until garlic is softened. Add salad blend and tomatoes; saute 3 to 4 minutes longer or until salad blend starts to wilt.
• Add cooked pasta and broth; cook, stirring until heated through. Season with salt and pepper, to taste. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.

PESTO WITH FUSILLI

Steps:

• Bring a pot of water to a boil, add pasta, and cook to al dente.
• In a food processor, combine basil and pine nuts, and blend. Add the garlic and drizzle in the olive oil while the processor is in operation. When the mixture turns to a paste, add the salt, pepper, and Parmesan, and pulse until well blended.
• To serve, simply combine the pasta and pesto together, and sprinkle Parmesan on top.

FUSILLI WITH ZUCCHINI PESTO AND SALMON

Steps:

• To prepare the fusilli pasta with zucchini pesto and salmon , start with the zucchini pesto: Take the zucchini, cut off the ends 1 , and grate coarsely 2 . Place the grated zucchini in a strainer over a deep container: The strainer must not touch the bottom of the bowl 3 .
• Lightly salt the zucchini 4 , stir, and leave to drain with a weight on top 5 . A jar full of pulses or flour is ideal for this job. Let the zucchini stand like this for about 30 minutes so it loses its water 6 .
• Once drained, place the zucchini in a food processor 7 , add the pine nuts, almonds, and Parmigiano Reggiano cheese 8 , followed by a pinch of salt 9 ,
• oil 10 , and the basil leaves 11 . Blitz until you get a uniform paste with all the ingredients well combined 12 .
• The zucchini pesto is ready: Transfer it to a bowl and set aside 13 . Next, place a pot full of plenty of salted water on the stove: You'll need it to cook the pasta. Now turn your attention to the salmon steak, which should already be boned and skinned. First cut it into thick slices 14 and then cut those into strips about 1 inch (2-3 cm) long 15 .
• Transfer the strips to a bowl 16 , add the oil 17 , and season with salt and pepper 18 .
• Stir well to combine 19 and set aside. Once the pasta water has reached a boil, add the fusilli 20 and cook for the time stated on the package. Now go back to the salmon: First, juice one lemon 21 .
• Then add the salmon strips to a hot frying pan and sear for a few seconds, stirring as little as possible 22 . Deglaze with the lemon juice 23 and cook for a few more minutes 24 . Remove the pan from the heat and keep the salmon warm.
• Pour the zucchini pesto into a large saucepan 25 . By this time, the fusilli will have cooked: Drain and reserve some of the cooking water, then pour into the pesto 26 , adding a ladleful of cooking water to blend everything together 27 .
• Mix the fusilli and pesto thoroughly 28 , and add the salmon, stirring gently 29 . Heat the pasta through for a few seconds and then serve: Your fusilli pasta with zucchini pesto and salmon is ready to be enjoyed 30 !

ITALIAN SAUSAGE FUSILLI

Steps:

• Grill the sausages
• remove the skins from the grilled sausages and empty the meat into a large frying pan with a little olive oil
• add the crushed chillis, squeeze half the lemon and x1 large table spoon of red pesto into the pan and heat
• gently, stirring occasionally
• cook the pasta
• serve and sprinkle the fresh parmasan cheese ontop
• enjoy!