pesto sauce
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| 4 cup | fresh basil leaves -- (3 large bunches) |
| 1/2 cup | olive oil |
| 1/3 cup | pine nuts |
| 2 | garlic cloves |
| 1/4 cup | parmesan cheese -- grated |
| 1/4 cup | romano cheese -- grated |
| 1 tsp | kosher salt |
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| combine first 4 ingredients in blender, or food processor. blend until |
| paste forms, stopping often to push down basil. add both cheeses and salt; |
| blend until smooth. transfer to small bowl. (can be made 1 day ahead. top |
| with 1/2 inch olive oil and chill.) makes about 1 cup |
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| source: "rec.food.recipes" |
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| notes : when combining pesto with pasta, mix a small ladle of the cooking |
| water into the pesto just before adding the noodles; this dilutes the |
| concentrated sauce and helps it adhere to the pasta. |
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| (ID: 73700) Mirror: rec.food.recipes: Sun, Jul 24, 2005 |