Category: Main Course
Pesto Sauce - TastyPlanner.com
Chef: Joanielspeak
This tasty sauce requires no cooking and only a blender or processor to make. Its super simple and tastes fresh and delicious. Toss this sauce with your favorite pasta for a quick dinner.
Pesto sauce is always made to taste, based on the ingredients at hand. So adjust the ingredients to your taste. Most basil pesto recipes call for pine nuts but you can easily substitute walnuts.
Ingredients
2 cups fresh basil leaves, packed
1/2 cup freshly grated Parmesan-Reggiano or Romano cheese
1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
1/3 cup pine nuts or walnuts
3 medium sized garlic cloves, minced
1/2 tsp Salt and freshly ground black pepper (or to taste)
Instructions
Combine the basil in with the pine nuts, pulse a few times in a blender or food processor. (If you are using walnuts instead of pine nuts and they are not already chopped, pulse them a few times first, before adding the basil.)
Add the garlic, pulse a few times more.Slowly add the olive oil in a constant stream while the blender is on. Stop to scrape down the sides of the blender with a rubber spatula. Add the grated cheese and pulse again until blended. Add a pinch of salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste.
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