Saturday, July 20, 2013

PESTO (special equipment required*)

Pasta with Pesto Sauce

1/2 cup olive oil
1/4 cup nuts (pine nuts, walnuts, or almonds)
2 cups fresh basil leaves, firmly packed.
2 cloves garlic
1/2 tsp salt
3/4 cup grated Parmeson cheese

12-16 oz pasta

Combine all ingredients except Parmeson and pasta in a small food processor* or blender.  blend evenly, almost smooth.

scoop into a big serving bowl and stir in parmeson.

Add cooked pasta and a little of the pasta water if it seems a little dry or sticky.

You can buy it already made but it isn't as good.

I have seen recipes that don't use the blender so that might be worth a search.




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