
| prepare the trofie following the basic recipe |

| while they rest prepare the pesto genovese | 
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| boil the trofie in abundant salted water and put the pesto Genovese in a bowl |
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 | dilute with a tablespoon of the water used for cooking the pasta (it avoids you to put to much olive oil into the sauce ) | 
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| drain the trofie and season, ending with a little butter |
if you like add a pinch of just milled pepper |  |