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Easy Pesto

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Italy

Known as an Italian recipe, with similar versions prepared across other nations.

Ingredients 5 ingredients

  1. 1 c Chopped basil leaves, Cleaned and dried
  2. 1/2 c Parmesan cheese, grated
  3. 1/2 c Pine nuts or walnuts
  4. 1/2 c Good quality olive oil
  5. 3 Cloves garlic
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Cook safely

  • Sharp knives. Cut on a board that doesn't slip (a damp cloth under it helps), and curl the fingers of the hand that holds the food.

Method

  1. In a blender, combine basil, garlic, nuts, and cheese. Slowly add oil while blender is running. Makes about 1 1/2 cups.

Plating

Cookware for this recipe

  • Blender
  • Chef's knife
  • Cutting board
  • Grater
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Credit

Saved from RecipeSource (SOAR) (http://www.recipesource.com/side-dishes/pesto/00/rec0007.html), file Recipes/www.recipesource.com/side-dishes/pesto/00/rec0007.html in the Internet Archive item cooking-recipes (https://archive.org/details/cooking-recipes).

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