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Basil Pesto Sauce Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
3-4 cloves fresh garlic
3/4 cup pine nuts, sliced almonds or chopped walnuts
2 ½ oz grated Parmesan
½ lb basil, with only the woody stems removed
3 oz lemon juice
1 1/2 - 1 7/8 cups olive oil, depending on desired consistency
Salt and pepper to taste
Directions:
Directions:
Using a food processor, turn the machine on and drop the whole cloves of garlic in the chute and process until the garlic is minced.

Shut off the machine; add the cheese and nuts and pulse process until the nuts are roughly chopped.

Add lemon juice and about a third of basil and lemon and pulse until leaves are chopped

Continue to process basil in 2 or 3 more batches adding a proportion of the oil each time.

Use less oil for spreading applications, more oil if you are topping pasta. Season with salt and pepper.
Number Of Servings:
Number Of Servings:
4 CUPS - we need to half this recipe
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
Store in cooler for up to 1 week. Can be frozen for up to 3 months.

*Recipe from cooking class we took at 'Cooking Foots' for Gil's Work Holiday Party in February 2015.

 

 

 

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