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Basil Pesto
Nb persons: 12
Yield: 3 cups
Preparation time: 15 minutes
Total time: 15 minutes
Source:
| 2 cups | fresh basil leaves, packed |
| 1/4 cup | grated parmesan cheese |
| 1/2 cup | olive oil |
| 3 Tbs | pine nuts or walnuts |
| 3 cloves | garlic, finely minced |
1 Place basil leaves in small batches in a food processor & whip until well chopped (do about 3/4 cup at a time). Add about 1/3 the nuts & garlic, blend again. Add 1/3 of the Parmesan cheese; blend while slowly adding about 1/3 of the olive oil, stopping to scrape down sides of container.
2 Process basil pesto until it forms a thick smooth paste. Repeat until all ingredients are used. Mix all batches together well.
3 Serve over pasta.
4 Basil pesto keeps in refrigerator 1 week or freeze for a few months.
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