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Pesto

May 25, 2014 By Vidya Srinivasan 2 Comments

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Wanted to make Pesto Pasta with homemade Pesto. As always Google helped me to find some Pesto recipes based on basil. With few additional ingredients from my kitchen, here is my version of Pesto.

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Method:

  • Wash basil leaves and baby spinach. Microwave frozen peas for 2 mins. Microwave pine nuts for 1 min or you can even roast it.  Put basil leaves, baby spinach, peas and  garlic into a blender/food processor until basil and garlic are finely chopped

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  • Add pine nuts, walnuts, cheddar and mozzarella cheeses to the basil mixture and process for 1-2 minutes, until the pesto is well mixed. (I like to keep it finely pureed, but you can make it chunky as well)
  • Season with salt to taste. Add fresh ground black pepper and pulse a few times more

Pesto

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Course: Pasta
Cuisine: Italian
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 10 minutes
Author: Vidya Srinivasan

Ingredients

  • Fresh basil leaves - 1 cup packed into measuring cup
  • Baby spinach - 1/2 cup
  • Frozen Peas - 1/4 cup
  • Garlic - 2 cloves peeled and sliced
  • Extra-virgin olive oil - 4 tbsp
  • pine nuts - 3 tbsp
  • Walnut - 3 tbsp
  • Cheddar and Mozzarella Grated - 1/4 cup Parmesan is recommended. As we don't eat Parmesan I opted for cheddar and mozzarella
  • Kosher salt - as needed
  • Fresh ground black pepper - as needed

Instructions

  • Wash basil leaves and baby spinach. Microwave frozen peas for 2 mins. Microwave pine nuts for 1 min or you can even roast it. Put basil leaves, baby spinach, peas and garlic into a blender/food processor until basil and garlic are finely chopped
  • Add pine nuts, walnuts, cheddar and mozzarella cheeses to the basil mixture and process for 1-2 minutes, until the pesto is well mixed. (I like to keep it finely pureed, but you can make it chunky as well)
  • Season with salt to taste. Add fresh ground black pepper and pulse a few times more
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Filed Under: Dip | jam, Side Dish Tagged With: Basil Pesto, easy pesto, homemade pesto, Pasta, Pesto, Pesto Sauce, Spinach Basil pesto, walnut pesto

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