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Basil Pesto

Basil Pesto is a fresh tasting sauce made from fresh basil leaves, pine nuts, garlic, olive oil, and cheese. This sauce is best for pasta

Difficulty Easy
Time 1 min
Servings 4
Ingredients 7
Steps 4
Basil Pesto
Italian Updated 4/23/2013

Ingredients

Measured from the catalog payload.

  • 2 cups fresh basil leaves
  • 2 teaspoons garlic minced
  • 1/2 cup parmesan cheese grated
  • 6 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
  • 4 tablespoons pine nuts
  • teaspoon salt
  • teaspoon pepper

Instructions

4 cooking steps

  1. Combine all the ingredients in a food processor. Cover and secure.
  2. Process the ingredients until a thick paste is formed.
  3. Transfer to a bowl.
  4. Serve as a sauce on your favorite pasta or chicken dishes.

Catalog details

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Sauces Vegetarian, Quick, No-cook, Italian Public recipe Revision 1