Pesto is the traditional pasta sauce. Pesto is also a flavorful addition to grilled vegetables, grilled chicken, salads, sliced tomatoes, pizza, bean and vegetable soup, and as a vegetable dip.
Pesto—which is mainly a pureed herbal mixture—can be made with cilantro or tarragon.
For a miles much less oily pesto, substitute orange juice for the olive oil.
This recipe will make about 1½ cups.
Elements for Basil Pesto
- 1 cup loosely packed basil
- 1 or 2 small garlic cloves, peeled
- ⅓ cup grated Parmesan cheese or shredded romano cheese
- 3 tablespoons walnuts or pine nuts lightly roasted
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 5 tablespoons, extra-virgin olive oil
- A squeeze or two of lemon juice
Directions to Make Antique Basil Pesto
- Peel and slice the garlic and put it in a large mortar. (The garlic will have to style the pesto now not weigh down the basil.) Add a pinch of salt and nuts and pound the combo to stay.
- Add the basil leaves to the garlic and nuts and continue pounding and grinding the leaves until the combo is blank.
- Add the cheese and continue pounding as you steadily add the oil. Add more oil or a lot much less oil depending on the thickness desired. Alternatively, you can whirl all parts in a blender until blank.
Moreover of interest:
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