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Basic Pesto

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Servings
Makes 1/2 to 3/4 cup.
Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients

4 large garlic cloves, minced
Kosher salt
2 cups loosely packed fresh basil leaves and flowers
1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil
1/2 cup pine nuts
Directions
Grind the minced garlic, salt, basil and pine nuts into a paste in a food processor. With the machine on, drizzle the oil and process to a paste. Adjust the seasoning with salt to taste. Stir the pesto just before serving.
Tips
Serve this pesto with pasta, stirred into vegetable soups, dolloped on fish or simply spread on toasted gf baguettes.
Reviews

Posted By Member: jackie doherty
Posted Date: 11/9/2004

:)!!!!


Posted By Member: Sharon
Posted Date: 8/27/2007

This was excellent and easy! As good as in a restaurant. I used a food processor like the instructions said which I think makes a difference.

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