Pesto Sauce

"Another delicious recipe from Ina Garten / The Barefoot Contessa. Delicious served on her "Pesto Pea Salad" which I have posted here as well. The best pesto we have ever had by far."
 
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Ready In:
10mins
Ingredients:
8
Yields:
4 cups
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ingredients

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directions

  • Place the walnuts, pignolis, and garlic in the bowl of a food processor fitted with a steel blade.
  • Process for 30 seconds.
  • Add the basil leaves, salt, and pepper.
  • With the processor running, slowly pour the olive oil into the bowl through the feed tube and process until the pesto is finely pureed.
  • Add the Parmesan Cheese and puree for a minute.
  • Serve, or store the pesto in the refrigerator or freezer with a thin film of olive oil on top.
  • Enjoy!

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Reviews

  1. this was a great addition to my dd's spaghetti dinner birthday party! i made this up ahead of time, which is always a bonus! i followed the recipe exactly except for using asiago instead of parm. everyone loved this and there was hardly any leftover! gotta love miss ina! i remember this episode with the pasta, pesto and peas. thanks so much for posting!! this is the best pesto i've made yet!
     
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