Categories: pasta, sauce

Ingredients

• 2 cloves garlic, large
• 3 cups fresh basil, firmly packed
• 2 tbsp Parmesan, grated
• 1 cup olive oil
• 1/2 cup pine nuts

Directions

1. Place 2 large cloves of garlic in the bottom of a blender or food processor. Add 3 cups very firmly packed fresh basil leaves, 2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese, and 1 cup olive oil.

2. Grind for 10 seconds. Add ½ cup pine nuts. Grind for 8 to 10 seconds longer. The sauce should contain small pieces of leaves, and thenuts should be just broken up, not pulverized. Remember that pesto was traditionally made by hand, and you don’t want modern appliances to give it a baby-food consistency.

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