Number of Servings: 1 Batch
Prep Time: 10 Minutes
Cook Time: 5 Minutes
INGREDIENTS:
4 bunch fresh basil
8 cloves garlic
asiago or parmesan (grated)
pine nuts
olive oil (as needed)
1 hot chile peppers, seeded and chopped (or more to taste)
DIRECTIONS:
Pick as fresh basil as you can find. Works really well if you use a mix of different basils (I’ve used mixtures of sweet, Thai, purple & spicy and they all work well). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_basil_cultivars
Wash it well.
Place in food processor (to make this large a batch I fill my 8 cup processor about 3/4 of the way with slightly compressed leaves)
Add all other ingredients, except olive oil
Pulse, adding olive oil to get mixture to mix properly, stop & scrape outside of bowl at least once.
Can pulse to either chunky or smooth depending on how large you want your pine nuts to be
NOTES:
Freezes well by placing in small serving dishes (about 3 tablespoons in volume)on a cookie sheet. Once frozen I remove the pucks from the glass bowls & place in a ziplock bag.
To use I simply thaw & add enough olive oil to make it a liquid & coat my pasta or flat bread.
Wow!
This looks fantastic!! Can it be eaten right away, or should it sit for a period?
pesto & waiting….
I eat it right away, but like all sauces, it does get better after a bit of a ‘sit & wait’. That isn’t going to happen here. I did share some with you guys from that particular batch, did Shona not give you any? ;D