Pesto

 Make your meal more interesting with Pesto!


Makes 1 cup

Ingredients:

  • 1/3 cup pine nuts
  • 1½ cups fresh basil leaves; packed (about 1 bunch)
  • ½ cup fresh spinach
  • ¼ cup grated parmesan cheese
  • 6 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  • 3 cloves garlic
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 1/8 tsp black pepper

Directions:

  1. Toast pine nuts in skillet over medium heat until slightly browned. Set aside to cool
  2. In a food processor, pulse basil leaves, spinach, pine nuts, parmesan cheese, garlic, salt, and pepper. 
  3. Add in olive oil 2 tbsp at a time and pulse after each addition.
  4. Add more olive oil if thinner cons


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