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Mortar and Pestle Pesto

9/5/2017

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If you like hands-on, this is fun. A pesto recipe you make in your mortar and pestle, courtesy of David Lebovitz.
Use it with Pasta, Potatoes, Pesto and Sugar Snap Peas

Ingredients:
2 cloves garlic
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 cups firmly packed basil leaves
5 tablespoons olive oil
2 ounces grated Parmesan
1/4 cup toasted pine nuts, walnuts, or shelled pistachios

Directions:
Smash the garlic and salt together with your mortar and pestle until smooth. Coarsely chop the basil leaves and pound them into the garlic as you add them.
When they are well mashed, pound in the olive oil a spoonful at a time until incorporated. Pound in the grated cheese, then the nuts.
Continue to mash a few minutes until the pesto is as smooth as you can get it.
(Serve the pesto within a day or two, or freeze it. The garlic can become too strong otherwise)
1 Comment
Sam Sifton, JR
9/6/2018 06:06:47 am

Excellent dish that's easy, tasty, and everyone loves.

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