GREEN OLIVE PESTO

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Categories Condiment/Spread Sauce Food Processor Garlic Olive No-Cook Vegetarian Quick & Easy Parmesan Pine Nut Parsley Gourmet

Yield Makes about 1 1/2 cups

Number Of Ingredients 6

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Ingredients

1 cup firmly packed drained pimiento-stuffed green olives, rinsed well and patted dry
1/3 cup pine nuts
1 garlic clove, minced and mashed to a paste with 1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup finely chopped fresh parsley leaves
1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
2 tablespoons freshly grated Parmesan

Steps:

In a food processor purée the olives with the pine nuts, the garlic paste, and the parsley, with the motor running add the oil in a stream and the Parmesan, and blend the mixture well. Serve the pesto with 1 pound pasta, cooked and drained, reserving 3/4 cup of the pasta liquid to thin the pesto. Or serve the pesto as a spread with crackers.

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