I am a fan of quick, tasty, easy to cook dinners. I am also a fan of fresh pasta. I am lucky, I have a store near me that sells fresh pasta sheets that they will cut to order, or when I am making lasagna, sell me whole sheets. One thing I like best with fresh pasta is pesto. It is quick and easy to make, and I always find myself with a huge bowl of linguine, eating until I can't eat any more!
Here is my recipe.
You can adjust it to suit your tastes.
1 cup lightly packed washed fresh basil
4 cloves garlic
1/3 freshly grated reggiano parmigiano
1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil
1/4 cup pine nuts
While traditionally, one is supposed to use a curved blade, with handles on each end to finely chop the ingredients in a wood bowl shaped cutting board, I use an immersion blender & a large measuring cup.
Add the olive oil to the basil, blend lightly, then add the garlic, pine nuts and cheese. Blend until well mixed. Make sure not to over blend. You want to have some texture to the pesto.
Mix with freshly boiled, al dente pasta and enjoy!
Here is my recipe.
You can adjust it to suit your tastes.
1 cup lightly packed washed fresh basil
4 cloves garlic
1/3 freshly grated reggiano parmigiano
1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil
1/4 cup pine nuts
While traditionally, one is supposed to use a curved blade, with handles on each end to finely chop the ingredients in a wood bowl shaped cutting board, I use an immersion blender & a large measuring cup.
Add the olive oil to the basil, blend lightly, then add the garlic, pine nuts and cheese. Blend until well mixed. Make sure not to over blend. You want to have some texture to the pesto.
Mix with freshly boiled, al dente pasta and enjoy!
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