I like pasta with very simple sauces. And I do not like my pasta smothered in sauce of any kind. Hot pasta tossed with garlic infused oil with lots of freshly ground black pepper is enough to make me swoon. A fast weekday meal for me is linguini tossed with homemade basil pesto. It is ideal for entertaining too. When entertaining with this dish, I serve it with large or jumbo prawns, pan-seared.
There are many varieties of basil each with its own unique flavour. For pesto, I generally like the big,
