Pesto

Ingredients

2 cups fresh basil leaves
2 tablespoons garlic
1 cup olive oil

Preparation

1
Starting with olive oil, place all ingredients in order listed in blender. Blend well.
2
Process basil, olive oil, 3 tbsp walnuts, garlic until creamy texture. Place in bowl and add cheese and mix by hand.

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maple87's picture

read the ingredients and then the directions and let me know if it makes sense to you......[it doesn't make sense to me!!!]

Ivonne's picture

I was thinking the same thing about the pine nuts. They're definitely a must for pesto!

Adam Cohn's picture

I am not sure why mastic gum is included in this. Any pesto recipe should have pine nuts in it though.

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A sauce originating in Italy's Genoa region. Use it on pasta, potatoes: you name it!

Yield:

12.0 servings

Added:

December 16, 2009

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