Sauces and Spreads
Sitara's Basil Pesto
I wish I could bottle the smell of fresh basil. I think they should make a perfume that smells like that.
My
favorite way to have this pesto is tossed with hot right-out-of-the-pot spaghetti with lots of Parmesan cheese on top...and of course some crusty bread to clean up the plate.
My
favorite way to have this pesto is tossed with hot right-out-of-the-pot spaghetti with lots of Parmesan cheese on top...and of course some crusty bread to clean up the plate.Recipe By : Sitara
Serving Size : 20 Preparation Time :0:20
Categories : Appetizers Spreads
Italian Pasta
Sauces Sandwiches
Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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3 cups basil leaves -- packed
2 large garlic cloves -- rough chopped
1/2 cup pine nuts
3/4 cup fresh parsley -- packed
3/4 cup Parmesan cheese -- grated
1/2 cup olive oil
1/4 cup butter -- melted
salt to taste
Place all ingredients except salt in food processor. Process by pulsing until you have a fairly smooth paste with just a bit of chunkiness. Taste for salt and add if you need it.
Serve this pesto as a spread for crostini, a stuffing for chicken breasts, a sauce for hot pasta, etc.etc.etc. There are as many ways to use it as your imagination can come up with.
For a pesto cream sauce whisk pesto with heavy cream or half and half and warm gently, then toss with your pasta or use as a sauce over chicken, etc.