What are the ingredients of a traditional Pesto?!


Question: 2 cups fresh basil leaves, packed
1/2 cup freshly grated Parmesan-Reggiano or Romano cheese
1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
1/3 cup pine nuts or walnuts
3 medium sized garlic cloves, minced
Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

blend in a food processor.


Answers: 2 cups fresh basil leaves, packed
1/2 cup freshly grated Parmesan-Reggiano or Romano cheese
1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
1/3 cup pine nuts or walnuts
3 medium sized garlic cloves, minced
Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

blend in a food processor.

Basil, pine nuts and olive oil. Man, I love pesto!

2 cups firmly packed fresh basil leaves
3/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
3/4 cup olive or vegetable oil
3 cloves garlic
1/4 cup pine nuts

this one?

Traditional Pesto

2 cups fresh basil leaves
1/2 cup olive oil
1/2 cup grated parmesan or romano
1/2 cup grated grana Padano
4 garlic cloves, chopped
1/2 cup pine nuts, toasted
1/4 teaspoon salt

Using a pestle and mortar or a food processor, crush the basil. Add the olive oil, cheeses, garlic, pine nuts, salt, and crush until a paste is formed.
Serve with warm pasta, on top of pizza's, or plain with bread.

This recipe was provided by professional chefs and has been scaled down from a bulk recipe provided by a restaurant. The FN chefs have not tested this recipe, in the proportions indicated, and therefore, we cannot make any representation as to the results.

Basil, pine nuts, garlic (fresh), Parmesan cheese and olive oil - you blend ingredients in a food processor adding oil until desired finish. May also be done in a blender just place oil in first and add other ingredients on top. Add crushed pepper and coarse salt table side.

Olive oil, basil , pine nuts.

pine nuts, olive oil, fresh basil leaves garlic n Parmesan cheese

Pesto pasta

Serves 1



Preparation time less than 30 mins

Cooking time less than 10 mins







Ingredients
For the pesto
handful basil
handful pine nuts
5-6 tbsp olive oil
salt
freshly ground black pepper
basil leaves to garnish
For the pasta
140g/5oz tagliatelle, pre-cooked
3 tbsp pine nuts



Method
1. Blend all the pesto ingredients in a mini food processor.
2. Toss the pesto through the pasta.
3. Add the pine nuts and toss.
4. Garnish with basil and serve.

basil, olive oil, garlic,pine nuts(roasted),parmazan cheese and yuo only need to blend them all together





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