Sunday, July 10, 2011

Pass the Pesto!






Ingredients



2 cups of fresh basil leaves

1/2 cup of freshly grated parmesan cheese (VO: leave off/use vegan cheese/nutritional yeast flakes)



1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil



1/3 cup of pine nuts
3 garlic cloves (minced)
salt and pepper to taste

Directions



Add pine nuts and basil in food processor & grind



Add garlic to food processor & grind



While processing... slowly add olive oil...



Finally add parmesan cheese salt and pepper



Serve in any pasta, as a dip for bread, or with cooked veggies
Tip:add basil pesto to mayonnaise for a nice pesto mayo in your sandwich!(half and half)



Tip: Add a squeeze of lemon to give it a bit of zing


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