Basil Pesto

Recipe Ingredients

2 tablespoons	30ml	Pine nuts - toasted
2 tablespoons	30ml	Garlic cloves (large)
2 3/4 cups	110g / 3.9oz	Fresh basil leaves - (6 bunches)
2 tablespoons	30ml	Grated fresh parmesan cheese - (1/2 ounce)
2 teaspoons	10ml	Lemon juice
3 tablespoons	45ml	Extra-virgin olive oil

Recipe Instructions

Drop pine nuts and garlic through food chute with food processor on, and process until minced. Add basil, cheese, and lemon juice; process until finely minced.

With processor on, slowly pour oil through food chute; process until well-blended. Spoon into a zip-top heavy-duty plastic bag; store in refrigerator.

Yield: 1 cup (serving size: 1 tablespoon).

Source:
Cooking Light, Sept. 1995, page 104

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