I chanced upon some fresh Italian basil in the supermarket. What better way to use it than make a pesto. Combine it with pasta and you can never go wrong with this combination. Here's the recipe folks!!!
Ingredients
1 cup packed basil leaves
1/2 cup olive oil
1/2 cup pine nuts/ walnuts
1/ 2 cup parmesan( finely grated)
Coarse salt to taste
1/2 cup olive oil
1/2 cup pine nuts/ walnuts
1/ 2 cup parmesan( finely grated)
Coarse salt to taste
Method
In a chopper incude fresh basil leaves, pine nuts/ walnut and coarse salt. Blend till coarse. Drizzle olive oil in a stream and keep blending. Once the mixture is smooth include finely grated parmesan cheese.
For pasta
In a chopper incude fresh basil leaves, pine nuts/ walnut and coarse salt. Blend till coarse. Drizzle olive oil in a stream and keep blending. Once the mixture is smooth include finely grated parmesan cheese.
For pasta
Make spaghetti as per package instruction. Now drain water when done. Reserve some water. Include pesto in the spaghetti. For 200 gms Spaghetti you will need 1/2 cup of pesto. Keep checking. Add the reserved water and check for consistency. Enjoy your pesto pasta..it will taste yummy for sure
Note instead of chopper I went the traditional way and used mortar and pestle. See the amazing colour it got and the flavour is just too good.
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