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Brian Sunter

Basic Pesto

Classic basil pesto sauce

via cooking.nytimes.com

10 minutes 6 servings
sauce italian pesto vegetarian
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Ingredients

  • 2 cups fresh basil leaves
  • 2 tbsp pine nuts
  • 2 large garlic cloves
  • 0.50 cup extra-virgin olive oil
  • 0.50 cup parmesan cheese
  • — salt and pepper

Equipment

  • food processor

Instructions

1

Combine 2 cups fresh basil leaves , 2 tbsp pine nuts or walnuts, and 2 large garlic cloves in a food processor and process until very finely minced.

2

With the machine running slowly dribble in the 0.50 cup extra-virgin olive oil and process until the mixture is smooth.

3

Add the 0.50 cup parmesan cheese and process until just incorporated. Season with salt and pepper to taste.

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title: Basic Pesto
description: Classic basil pesto sauce
url: https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/2653-basic-pesto
servings: 6
time: 10 minutes
tags: [italian, sauce, pesto, vegetarian]
cuisine: Italian
difficulty: easy
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Combine @fresh basil leaves{2%cups}, @pine nuts{2%tbsp} or walnuts, and @garlic cloves{2%large} in a #food processor{} and process until very finely minced.

With the machine running slowly dribble in the @extra-virgin olive oil{0.5%cup} and process until the mixture is smooth.

Add the @parmesan cheese{0.5%cup} and process until just incorporated. Season with @salt and pepper{} to taste.