Pesto
Makes about 2 cups of delicious pesto.
Serves: 2 cups
Ingredients
4 large garlic cloves, peeled
2 cups tightly packed basil leaves, washed and dried
1 cup pine nuts (pignoli)
1 cup extra virgin olive oil
1 1/4 cups freshly grated Parmigiano Reggiano cheese
Sea or kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
Method
- With the motor running in your food processor fitted with the metal blade, drop the garlic cloves through the feed tube, and process until chopped very fine.
- Add basil and pine nuts, and chop fine.
- Leaving the motor running, add the olive oil in a slow, steady stream. Shut off the motor, add the cheese, a big pinch of salt and a liberal grinding of pepper.
- Pulse three or four times to mix well. Scrape into a glass jar and cover until ready to use.
