Pesto Sauce
By: Anonymous
Published: Saturday, February 13, 2010 - 2:37am

Ingredients




1 cup pine nuts or walnuts
4 cups fresh basil leaves - (packed)
2 tablespoons chopped garlic
1 cup grated Parmesan cheese
cup white wine
cup fresh lemon juice
cup fat-free chicken broth
teaspoon salt

Preparation

1 Heat skillet over medium-high heat and toast the nuts, stirring, about 5 to 6 minutes until golden brown. 2 In food processor, puree basil (or cilantro or sun-dried tomatoes), toasted nuts, and garlic. Add Parmesan cheese, wine, lemon juice, and broth. Process well to blend. Add salt to taste and blend. 3 May dilute to taste with chicken or vegetable broth. 4 Variations:Cilantro Pesto: Substitute fresh cilantro for the basil. 5 Sun-Dried Tomato Pesto: Add 1/2 cup sun-dried tomatoes, soaked in boiling water until soft, with the basil. 6 This recipe yields 2 1/2 cups sauce. 7 Yield: 2 1/2 cups

Comments:
Simona

You do have a lot of creativity!!!! What did you get this pesto recipe?! Please this is an offend about Italian Cuisine..... Give it another name :) However I guess the taste of your would be good! Nothing personal ^_^ I'm Italian but I live in Hawaii where I teach Italian cooking class and I also have a cooking blog site...ciao