Standard Pesto

Recipe Ingredients

2 cups	80g / 2.8oz	Fresh basil leaves
2		Garlic cloves - chopped
2 oz	56g	Pine nuts
		Salt - as needed
		Freshly ground black pepper - to taste
1/2 cup	73g / 2.6oz	Parmesan cheese
1/2 cup	118ml	Olive oil

Recipe Instructions

Place the basil, garlic, pine nuts and 1/2 teaspoon salt in the food processor, grind into a paste. Add the cheese and grind until thoroughly blended. With the machine running slowly add the oil. Adjust the seasonings. Pour into a bowl.

This recipe yields 1 generous cup of pesto.

Source:
ESSENCE OF EMERIL with Emeril Lagasse - From the TV FOOD NETWORK - (Show # EE-2179 broadcast 07-23-1996) - Downloaded from their Web-Site - http://www.foodtv.com

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