Pesto Sauce

Name: Pesto Sauce
Total time: 300 s
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 clove garlic; 1 1/2 cup purple basil; 1/4 cup toasted pine nuts; 1/3 cup plus 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil; 1 tbsp chopped shallot; 1/4 cup parmesan cheese; 1/4 cup asiago cheese; 1/4 tsp kosher salt; 1/8 tsp white pepper

Taylor Topp Comacho @Tay68cancook

USA

My friend Petra showed her purple basil and I was so intrigued. I actually never saw it before. I grew some and am now harvesting my first bit. I thought this would be fun and whimsical to change from the norm. I added a small amount of shallot and different cheeses to further have fun and flavor in a traditional recipe. It still turns out mostly green.lol

Taylor Topp Comacho @Tay68cancook

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Ingredients

5 mins

4 servings

pesto
2 clovegarlic
1 1/2 cuppurple basil
1/4 cuptoasted pine nuts
1/3 cupplus 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
1 tbspchopped shallot
1/4 cupparmesan cheese
1/4 cupasiago cheese
1/4 tspkosher salt
1/8 tspwhite pepper

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Steps

5 mins

1

Toast pine nuts first. In a small pan over medium heat place in pine nuts. Cook for just a moment or so, shaking the pan or stirring. They are done when you just start the smell the nuts and are a very light brown.
2

In a food processor, add the shallot, cheeses, basil, garlic, salt and pepper. Turn on low speed and drizzle in the oil. Blend ingredients until no chunks of garlic or cheese show. Under 30 seconds.
3

Here's your pesto. Add this over cooked pasta or I love to top grilled chicken with this.
4

This is good for 1/2 pound of dried pasta. Store in an airtight container up to several days in the refrigerator.
5

Recipe by taylor68too. Inspired by my friend Petra.