Pesto (Basil Sauce) - cooking recipe
Ingredients
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2 c. loosely packed, fresh basil leaves (no stems)
1/4 c. pine nuts (pignoli)
2 cloves garlic
4 Tbsp. grated Romano or Parmesan cheese
4 to 6 Tbsp. olive oil
salt and pepper
Parmesan cheese, grated
Preparation
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Put
basil, garlic and pine nuts into a blender.
Blend at low
speed
for
a
few
seconds until the ingredients are chopped.
Add
4
tablespoons cheese and half of the olive oil and blend
again.
Scrape
the mixture down from the sides of the blender.
Turn speed to low and trickle in remaining olive oil while blending.
By hand stir in salt and pepper.
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