Recipe - Homemade Pesto

• Ingredients for 4 people:
• ca. 20 basil leaves
• 10 g pine nuts
• 50 g parmesan cheese
• 50 g pecorino cheese
• 2 cloves garlic
• 1 level tsp salt
• 10 tbsp Italian olive oil

Preparation:

Wash basil leaves, remove steams and dry with a paper towel.

Cut up parmesan and pecorino coarsely (pecorino can be replaced entirely with parmesan). Peel garlic and quarter. Roast pine nuts in a coated fry pan without oil. (We sometimes add sunflower seeds or pumpkin seeds as well.)

Put all ingredients except the olive oil in an electric blender or a mortar, and mix well.

Put the resulting pesto paste into a large bowl. Add the olive oil and mix well.

Cook linguine, spaghetti, or penne al dente, drain, and mix well with the pesto in the bowl.

Tip: Save some of the water in which the pasta was cooked so that it can be added to the Pasta alla Pesto in case it becomes too dry.

Recipes: italian • parmesan • pesto • pine nuts

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