Linguine Pasta With Basil Pesto Sauce

This dish would be more wonderful if you drink it with chardonay or white wine

• Ready In: 40 mins
• Serves: 6

Ingredients

• 1 1⁄2 lbs linguine
• 1  cup fresh basil leaf
• 1⁄4 cup pine nuts, toasted
• 1⁄2 cup parmesan cheese, grated
• 4  garlic cloves, roughly chopped
• 1⁄2 cup olive oil
•  salt and pepper, to taste
• 1⁄2 cup basil leaves, cut into ribbons
•  grated parmesan cheese

Directions

1. Set salted water to boil for pasta.
2. Once water is boiling, cook linguine until al dente.
3. In the meantime, purée basil, pine nuts, Parmesan, garlic, olive oil and salt and pepper in a food.
4. processor or blender.
5. If the pesto seems too thick, you may thin slightly using the pasta water.
6. Drain linguine well and toss together with pesto.
7. Mound pasta on individual plates or a.
8. warm platter and garnish with the basil leaf ribbons and grated Parmesan.