Pasta con pesto alla Trapanese a.k.a. pasta with Trapanese pesto sauce.
-high quality olive oil, quite a bit
-fresh basil leaves (a full handful or so)
-almonds 40-80g (remove hulls by hand after treatment with hot water, then toast in an oven at 180°C until golden, shake 'em a bit during toasting to get even color)
-cherry tomatoes (they contain less seeds & water than the large ones but you can use any tomatos & just remove seeds & the watery stuff)
-fresh garlic according to taste
-sea salt
-parmesan or equivalent hard Italian cheese
-pasta al dente, preferably "penne" type but could be something else. Today I used Italian penne that contained 30% chick pea flour
Put toasted almonds, basil leaves, some olive oil, sea salt, garlic and some parmesan in a suitable bowl, then crush and mix them with an immersion blender to form a pesto. Cut tomatos into small cubes (you could even use immersion blender briefly). Then just mix fresh tomatos with the pesto and mix everything with freshly cooked pasta. Grate some parmesan on top. Serve with a good Barbera d'Asti or equivalent refreshing and acidic Italian red wine.
If you crush and mix everything very well, it won't necessarily look so tasty, but it is going to taste great anyway. Toasted almonds can actually make it a very "meaty" dish (I mean taste wise, but almonds are also rich in protein and other nutrients). If you drop the cheese, it can be a nice dish for vegans as well.