Luciano Pavrotti's Red Pesto

Luciano Pavrotti was on the Dinah Shore show back in the 70's when I was a young housewife. She loved to have her guests cook on the show with her, so he showed her how to make his family's traditional but uncooked red pesto. Over the years we have tweaked it, from chillies to chilli powder, and from parsley to basil; but you k now it's a hit when dinner guests ask for that again. It is dead easy - just use the tin as the measure!

While your pasta is on the boil, put into a blender or food processor:

1 small tin of tomato paste
1 small tin's worth of extra virgin olive oil
1 small tin's worth of Parmesan
1 t. chilli powder
1 t. dried basil
1 t. garlic, fresh minced or granulated
salt & pepper to tasted

Whir this until smooth, and toss it over hot, drained pasta for four to six people. If making for one or two, the pasta made with this freezes well, as does the sauce.

Enjoy!