Your email address is required to begin the subscription process. We will use it for customer service and other communications from Milk Street. You can unsubscribe from receiving our emails at any time.
Rigatoni with Ricotta-Sage Pesto
This ricotta-based pesto gets its pale green hue from an abundance of parsley. Its deep flavor comes from sage that has been gently cooked in olive oil. We employed the microwave to make the sage–oil infusion because it does the job quickly. But take care not to overheat the mixture or both the sage and the oil will become bitter. The ideal pasta for this dish is a short, tubular shape with ridges that catch the pesto; we liked rigatoni and penne rigate.
4
Servings
Tip
Don’t cook the pasta before preparing the pesto, as the pasta must be hot when tossed with the sauce. Also, don't forget to reserve 1 cup of the cooking water before draining the pasta; you'll need to add at least some of it to the pasta and pesto as you toss them together.
40 minutes
Ingredients
-
6
tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
-
⅓
cup chopped fresh sage
Directions
-
01In a small microwave-safe bowl, stir together the oil and sage, making sure the sage is completely submerged. Microwave on high just until the oil is hot and the sage is fragrant, about 1 minute, checking after 30 seconds; it should not sizzle. Cool to room temperature.
Pardon the interruption
You need to be a Milk Street Digital Member to see the full recipe
JOIN MILK STREET DIGITAL & PRINT
12 WEEKS FOR JUST $1
and get access to all of our recipes and articles online, as well as in print.
GET DIGITAL & PRINTReviews
November 12, 2022
Bland pesto
I love pesto, but this one didn’t do it for me. I found it quite bland. I had to add lots of extra salt, pepper, and infused oil to make it interesting. I wouldn’t make it again.
Hi Michael -
The recipe you linked to is a version of this recipe that we developed for our Cookish book. The recipes in that book are limited to 6 ingredients and can be made in minutes. The recipe above is a bit more involved and includes some additional ingredients for more complex flavor. Feel free to try the simpler version and, if you like the flavor, stick with the simpler one!
Best,
The Milk Street Team
Any recommendations on how to best make the sage oil for someone without a microwave? Like many city dwellers, we don't have a microwave in our apartment, so it would be a HUGE help if you could provide non-microwave instructions in your recipes. Thanks!
This was really tasty and easy to make. Sage is something different than the normal basil in pesto and I liked the mild flavor from it. I had pine nuts on hand and used them after toasting them. I typically add some sort of vegetable to my pasta dishes. In this case I sauteed some mushrooms and added them at the end with the pesto.
Become A Subscriber To Rate and Review All Our Recipes.
Please Log in or join today for $1.
kind of confused by the very similar recipe on here, whats point of both: https://www.177milkstreet.com/recipes/pasta-sage-walnut-parmesan-pesto-cookish