PESTO SAUCE

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Lovely over any pasta, the traditional way is to to crush everything in a mortar with a pestle, but this recipe uses the quick way!! A blender !! A quick and easy pesto sauce.

Provided by Tisme

Categories     Lunch/Snacks

Time 25m

Yield 350 gr, 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 7

25 g basil leaves
2 garlic cloves
1 tablespoon pine nuts
1/4 cup parmesan cheese (grated)
1/4 cup pecorino cheese (grated)
1/2 cup olive oil
salt and pepper

Steps:

  • Wash and dry the basil, put basil into the blender with the garlic and pine nuts, pulsate and then add the cheese's whilst blending add the oil a little at a time until reaching the desired consistency. Just before serving season and if sauce is not moist enough add 2- 3 tablespoons of the pasta cooking water or if you prefer white wine to moisten the sauce.
  • Serve over any pasta.
  • This quantity should be enough to dress about 350gr pasta.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 283.5, Fat 30.3, SaturatedFat 4.9, Cholesterol 5.5, Sodium 96.7, Carbohydrate 1.2, Fiber 0.2, Sugar 0.2, Protein 3

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