Tonight I decided to make my own pesto, using the basil from my plant.The plan was to toss it with linguine, and I had some fresh bread and a nice bottle of Rioja to round out the meal. I figured with only five ingredients (basil, olive oil, garlic, pine nuts and Parmesan cheese), I had a fairly good shot of my pesto turning out okay. The recipe for homemade pesto is super simple. Here's how....
1 1/2 cups packed basil leaves
1 clove garlic, chopped
1 Tbsp pine nuts
1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
1 1/2 Tbsp grated Parmesan cheese
Pulse basil, garlic, pine nuts and Parmesan in food processor until finely chopped. Drizzle in olive oil in a steady stream until mixture is well combined. Makes 1 cup.
That's it. Pretty easy, huh?
how'd it come out? what is rioja?
ReplyDeleteRioja is a Spanish red wine, and it's my new favorite thing to drink. And truthfully, the pesto wasn't that great so washing it down with lots of wine definitely helped :) I just think the recipe needs to be tweaked a little... less garlic, more olive oil.
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