Friday, January 30, 2015

Pesto Sauce

Pesto Sauce


















Ingredients:

3 cups Basil leaves (or spinach)
¾ cups olive oil
2-3 cloves garlic
3 tablespoons pine nuts (or walnuts)
¾ cup Parmesan or Romano cheese, grated
4 tablespoons butter, softened

Directions:

1.     Wash basil leaves and pat dry.
2.     Place in a food processor or blender.
3.     Add olive oil, garlic, nuts, and cheese.
4.     Process with short on/off bursts, scraping down sides with a spatula until mixture is smooth
5.     Cut butter into pieces and add to mix. Process until incorporated.
6.     Warm on stove or in microwave and serve over pasta (fettucini or linguini).

!!!! We have used spinach and/or arugula instead of basil, and recently a cup of each, which was superb!!!
Also you can substitute pecans or walnuts instead of the pine nuts, which are VERY expensive now for some reason!!!!!!

** Thanks Anthony Borrelli!!!!!

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