Name: Pesto Sauce
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 4 serving(s)
Ingredients: 100 basil leaves; 1/3-1/2 cup olive oil; 1/2 parmigiano-reggiano cheese (very expensive, but worth it); 2 tablespoons pignolis

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ingredients

100 basil leaves
¹⁄₃ - ¹⁄₂ cup olive oil
¹⁄₂ parmigiano-reggiano cheese (very expensive, but worth it)
2 tablespoons pignolis

directions

Place basil, cheese and nuts in food processor or blender.
Pulse a few times.
Stream olive oil through feed tube until desired consistancy is achieved--I usually use a little more than a 1/4 cup of oil.
Toss with hot cooked pasta or use as a spread.

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review by renaissance girl

10/5/2008

Sounds just like the one I make although I don't measure anything - simple but elegant and just amazing on whole grain fettuccini. I've never tried with garlic but that sounds like a nice variation.

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review by carole in orlando

5/9/2008

Easy to make, but I didn't count the leaves! I loved the taste and I love pesto so this is a recipe I will use again. Thanks, Carole in Orlando

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review by Aggee1010

1/26/2008

Simple and delicious. 2 cloves of garlic and some freshly ground black pepper and sea salt perfects it! Thanks! I will use this again.

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1/9/2008

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review by Pam-I-Am

1/9/2008

This was very easy to make and smelled so wonderful! I counted out 100 basil leaves of various sizes. Turned out to be about 2 cups of leaves packed (to save others the counting time). I ended up using the full 1/3 cups of olive oil to make it the consistency that I like. It tastes wonderful! I will use this on Recipe #157860 tonight.

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