Fresh Basil Pesto Sauce

Name: Fresh Basil Pesto Sauce
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 50 grams Fresh Basil; 1 cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil; 6 tbsp Grated Parmesan Cheese; 2 tbsp Grated Pecorino Cheese (use Parmesan if you can't find it); 2 clove Garlic; 1 tbsp Pine Nuts (Pinoli, use walnut sif you can't find it); 1 pinch Rock Salt

Silvia @cook_2976513

Really easy and tastes great!!

Silvia @cook_2976513

Really easy and tastes great!!

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Ingredients

50 gramsFresh Basil
1 cupExtra Virgin Olive Oil
6 tbspGrated Parmesan Cheese
2 tbspGrated Pecorino Cheese (use Parmesan if you can't find it)
2 cloveGarlic
1 tbspPine Nuts (Pinoli, use walnut sif you can't find it)
1 pinchRock Salt

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Steps

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Add to a blender or a Mortar:
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Add the basil
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Add the olive oil
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The garlic
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Add the pinoli (or walnuts)
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Add the cheese
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And the salt
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The old school way of doing it is smashing everything using a Mortar and a Pestle.
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But you can do it really quickly using a blender ;)
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Just put everything in the blender, and blend it for about a minute. It Should turn to a dense green paste.
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Cook your pasta following the box instructions.
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When the pasta is ready, just mix it with the pesto and your Pesto Pasta is ready!
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Some people like to add 1 tbsp of milk or 1tbsp of the salted pasta water to make the pesto a bit more liquid.
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You can freeze the pesto for up to 6 months!