pesto genovese – the recipe
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Pesto genovese
Ingredients
- 50 g basil
- 1 - 2 garlic cloves
- 1 dl olive oil approx.
- 50 - 80 g parmesan
- 30 g pine nuts
- Salt to taste
Instructions
- Separate the basil leaves from the stalks, wash and dry
- Mortar the pine nuts and the peeled garlic in a mortar very finely
- Add the basil leaves and continue mortaring until a paste is formed.
- Add the grated cheese and olive oil (and possibly the salt) and mix with a wooden spoon until a creamy paste is obtained.