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Pesto sauce

Pesto sauce is a traditional condiment from Liguria region based on basil, pine nuts, Parmesan, Pecorino, garlic, oil and salt.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Servings: 4 servings
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 70 g basil
  • 1 glove of garlic
  • 30 g pine nuts
  • 30 g pecorino cheese (grated)
  • 80 g Parmesan cheese (grated)
  • 120 g extra virgin olive oil
  • A pinch of salt

Instructions
 

  1. Wash and dry the basil leaves carefully. Pay attention not to break them, otherwise the leaves will oxidize and the sauce will result dark.
  2. Put the ingredients in a blender or a mixer: Basil, garlic,pine nuts, cheese and mix them for 10/15 seconds.
  3. With a silicone spatula , gather the mixure at the bottom. Add the oil and salt and continue mixing them for a few seconds until the sauce gets smooth and creamy.
  4. If it results too thick, add a little bit of oil. And here it is!! Your pesto sauce is ready!!
  5. You can store it in a glass jar (covered with a few tablespoons of oil) in the fridge for 4/5days. You can also freeze it in single-portion tubs and use it whenever you want! It’s perfect to combine with pasta.

Notes

  • If you don’t find pine nuts you can use other dried fruit like walnuts or macadamia nuts or hazelnuts or cashew nuts. If you don’t get pecorino cheese, you can use all the quantity of Parmesan cheese. Please, do not use other grated cheese. The result won’t be the same.