last night's pesto
place in blender:
   1 cup olive oil
   1/4 cup whole garlic cloves, peeled
   1/2 cup pine nuts
liquify.

add to blender:
   1 cup (packed) washed basil leaves
liquify.

add to blender:
   1/2 cup olive oil
   1 cup (packed) washed basil leaves
liquify.

pour contents of blender into a small mixing bowl.

add:
   2 cups grated parmesan / romano blend
stir until thoroughly mixed.
makes about 3 cups pesto.

that was the first batch. for the second batch i substituted pecans for the pine nuts. i still have enough basil leaves to make another seven batches. plus i already have 13 pints of pesto in the freezer.
posted by Will Ross at 09:11