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Grandma’s Pesto Sauce

August 30, 2008 in Sauces by Moogie | No comments

Ingredients


2 cups

1/2 cup

2 Tbsp

2 cloves

1 tsp

½ cup

2 Tbsp

3 Tbsp


Basil leaves, fresh

Olive oil

Pine nuts

Garlic, minced

Salt

Parmesan cheese, grated

Romano cheese, grated

Butter

Instructions

  1. Blend or process until almost smooth: basil leaves, olive oil, pine nuts, garlic & salt.

  2. Add: parmesan & romano cheeses.

  3. At this point, you can freeze the mixture, if you want.

  4. To serve over pasta: Stir the Pesto mixture, plus the butter into pasta, adding 1 Tbsp of the warm pasta water, which helps blend the pesto sauce in.

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