Cooking Recipe Pesto Sauce
Recipe Ingredients
1 qt
Tender young basil leaves*
* tightly packed
-washed and patted dry on
-paper towels
2 md
Garlic cloves peeled and halved
1/3 c
Pignoli (pine nuts)
6 tb
Unsalted butter at room temperature
2 tb
Good, fruity olive oil
1/2 ts
Salt
1/8 ts
Freshly ground black pepper
Directions
You can buzz up this pesto in no time flat in a food processor or
blender. Serve over hot, cooked spaghetti (this will dress about 1
pound), toss lightly to mix, then pass plenty of freshly grated
Parmesan cheese. PLACE ALL INGREDIENTS in a food processor fitted
with the metal chopping blade and buzz to a fine paste (about 1
minute nonstop). Makes 1 Cup