Pesto

Ingredients

2 cups fresh basil leaves

2 tablespoons garlic

Starting with olive oil, place all ingredients in order listed in blender. Blend well.

Process basil, olive oil, 3 tbsp walnuts, garlic until creamy texture. Place in bowl and add cheese and mix by hand.

Permalink Adam Cohn
December 15, 2009

I am not sure why mastic gum is included in this. Any pesto recipe should have pine nuts in it though.

Permalink Ivonne
July 11, 2010

I was thinking the same thing about the pine nuts. They're definitely a must for pesto!

Permalink maple87
August 7, 2011

read the ingredients and then the directions and let me know if it makes sense to you......[it doesn't make sense to me!!!]

A sauce originating in Italy's Genoa region. Use it on pasta, potatoes: you name it!

12.0 servings

Wednesday, December 16, 2009 - 3:34pm