Vegetarian Pesto over Linguine

I found this recipe in a book titled "The Higher Taste." It's an absolutely delicious vegetarian dish! It's not vegan, but good just the same.

• Ready In: 25 mins
• Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 1  lb linguine
• 2 1⁄2 cups fresh basil leaves
• 6  tablespoons olive oil
• 1⁄3 cup pine nuts or 1⁄3 cup  blanched almond
• 1⁄4 cup parmesan cheese
• 3⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 3⁄4 teaspoon black pepper

Directions

1. In a blender, crush up basil leaves, olive oil, pine nuts, cheese, salt and pepper; blend until a thick sauce.
2. In a 1 gallon pot, add linguine to boiling water to which you have added 1/2 tsp salt.
3. Boil linguine 10 minutes until the pasta is tender; drain thoroughly; rinse w/ cool water.
4. Put pasta in in a warm serving dish and spoon pesto sauce over pasta.
5. Serve immediately.