Basil Pesto

Name: Basil Pesto
Yield: Makes 3/4 cup, enough for 1 pound of pasta
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 1/4 cup, pine nuts, toasted (or substitute almonds or walnuts); 3 , garlic cloves, unpeeled; 2 cups packed, fresh basil leaves; 2 tablespoons, fresh parsley leaves (optional); 1/4 cup plus 3 tablespoons, extra-virgin olive oil; 1/2 teaspoon, salt; 1/4 cup, finely grated Parmesan cheese or Pecorino Romano

Italian
Quick
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Cookbook Collection

Appears in Cook's Illustrated July/August 1996

To balance the flavors, bruise the basil and toast the garlic.

SERVES Makes 3/4 cup, enough for 1 pound of pasta

TIME 25 minutes

Italian Name: Pesto alla genovese

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