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Pesto

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Ingredients

  • 2 cup basilique
  • 2 gousse ail
  • 5 Tbsp huile d'olive, = 1/4 cup
  • 5 Tbsp pine nuts, = 1/4 cup
  • 1/3 cup parmesan, or romano

Instructions

Wash basil and allow to drain. chop in a blender, together with garlic , pine nuts and a pinch of coarse calt. Gradually add grated cheese and work into an even paste. Finally, slowly mix in the olive oil until a creamy consistency is achieved. Makes just over 1/2 cup pesto. Before pouring over pasta, mix pesto with a little of the hot water in which the pasta was cooked.

Katharine Lawrence

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