Pesto

Ingredients

• 2 cups fresh basil
• 1/3 cup pine nuts
• 1/3 cup olive oil
• 3 garlic cloves, peeled
• 1/2-3/4 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese (use good cheese, it makes all the difference!)

Directions

1. 1

   Put all ingredients except parmesan cheese into the blender and blend until the consistency you like (I like it a bit grainy but not chunky).

2. 2

   At this point, you can freeze batches in ziploc bags for later use.

3. 3

   For use now, add parmesan cheese and pour over pasta (I use a rigatoni because the texture captures the pesto well).

4. 4

   You could add some fresh or sun-dried tomatoes into the pasta with the pesto as well.