Recipe of Handmade Pesto - Food Recipes

* Exported from MasterCook Buster * HANDMADE PESTO

Recipe By : Marcia Kiesel (Food & Wine website)
Serving Size : 8
Preparation Time :
Categories : Sauces

Ingredients - Preparation Method:

3/4 cup pine nuts -- coarsely chopped 5 cups basil leaves -- chilled and -- perfectly dry 6 small garlic cloves -- quartered 1/3 cup Parmesan cheese -- freshly grated 3/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil -- plus more for -- sealing Kosher salt pepper -- freshly ground 1. Preheat the oven to 400ø. 2. Macadamia nuts (6 ounces) may be substituted for the pine nuts. Toast the nuts on a baking sheet for about 4 minutes, or until lightly browned. 3. Coarsely chop the basil leaves. In a large mortar, combine the basil and garlic and pound to a coarse paste. Add the nuts and pound until a smooth paste forms. Stir in the Parmesan, then 3/4 cup of the olive oil. Transfer the pesto to a bowl and season with salt and pepper. Smooth the surface and pour a little olive oil on top to seal. Notes: Pounding the ingredients in a mortar produces a pesto of incomparable texture: silky basil leaves and olive oil bind coarser bits of garlic and Parmesan. MAKES ABOUT 1 1/2 CUPS Formatted by Kathy Hudson, August 20, 1998 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -