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HOME MADE PESTO GENOVESE

HOME MADE PESTO GENOVESE
Pesto is traditionally made with a mortar and pestle. You can make it in a food processor or blender as well. Here is a quick and easy recipe.

Try this pesto with our Miracle Noodle Angel Hair.


Ingredients


  • 2 cups fresh basil leaves
  • 4 medium cloves garlic
  • A pinch of sea salt
  • Freshly ground black pepper to taste
  • 1/3 cup pine nuts, toasted (you can sub chopped walnuts)
  • 2 1/2 tablespoons (1 ounce) freshly grated Parmigiano cheese
  • 2 1/2 tablespoons (1 ounce) finely grated Pecorino cheese
  • 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil

Method

  1. Rinse the basil leaves and spin dry. Place them together with pine nuts into the bowl of a food processor and pulse a several times. Add the peeled garlic and pulse several times more to mix.Slowly add the olive oil to emulsify until the mixture is creamy.
  2. Transfer the contents to a separate bowl and mix in the grated cheeses with a spoon or spatula. At the end stir in some salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste.

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Serving suggestion:

  1. Pesto can be served with rinsed package of Miracle Noodle pasta right away.

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