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Traditional Pesto
Denise Dill
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Course
Dinner, Lunch
Cuisine
Italian
Ingredients
2
cups
basil, cilantro, or parsley
1/2
cupĀ
toasted pine nuts, cooled
1
cup
grated Parmesan cheese
3
cloves
crushed garlic
1
tablespoon
lemon juice
1/4 - 1/2
cup
olive oil, (depending on how creamy you want it), pinch of salt (optional)
Instructions
Put the five ingredients into a food processor and pulse to blend. Slowly add oil through feed tube until it makes a nice paste.
Keyword
Pesto, Pesto Out Of Almost