Three Pestos

Pesto is great tossed with any pasta, or try using it as a marinatde for grilled shrimp

or vegetables

Traditional

    2 cups    Fresh Basil Leaves, tightly packed

  4 cloves    Garlic, peeled and chopped

   1/3 cup    Pine Nuts

      1 cup    Fresh Parmesan Cheese, grated

    ¾ cup    Olive Oil

                  Salt & Pepper         

Process basil, garlic cloves and pine nuts in a food processor until finely ground.  Add the cheese and process until well combined.  With the motor running slowly pour the olive oil through the feed tube.

 

Southwestern

    2 cups    Fresh Cilantro, packed

  4 cloves    Garlic, peeled and chopped

   1/3 cup    Pine Nuts

             1    Chipotle Chile in Adobo

    ¾ cup    Olive Oil

                  Salt & Pepper         

Process cilantro, garlic cloves, pine nuts and chipotle in a food processor until finely ground.  With the motor running slowly pour the olive oil through the feed tube.

 

Asian

1½  cups    Fresh Basil Leaves, tightly packed

    ½ cup    Fresh Cilantro, packed

  4 cloves    Garlic, peeled and chopped

     1 stalk    Lemon Grass, chopped

        1 Tb    Fresh Ginger, grated

    ½ cup    Sesame Seeds

     ½ tsp    Chile Paste

    ¾ cup    Vegetable Oil

                  Salt & Pepper         

Process basil, cilantro, garlic cloves, lemon grass, ginger, sesame seeds and chile paste in a food processor until finely ground.  Add With the motor running slowly pour the olive oil through the feed tube.