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Pesto genovese

Easy homemade pesto sauce

This great classic of Italian cuisine goes wonderfully well with pasta, but also pizza, bruschetta, and even meat... A sauce so easy to make and full of flavors. What's more, it's simple, we love it !
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Servings: 8
Course: Sauces & dressings
Cuisine: Italy
Ingredients Equipment Method

Ingredients
  

  • 40 g of basil
  • 1/2 to 1 clove of garlic
  • 15 g of pine nuts
  • 50 g of olive oil
  • 25 g parmesan cheese
  • 15 g pecorino cheese
  • salt to taste

Equipment

  • Food chopper (or mortar and pestle)

Method
 

  1. In the bowl of the chopper (or the mortar), combine the pine nuts, garlic and salt. Blend well to obtain a paste.
  2. Add the basil leaves. Blend for a few seconds at a time (so as not to heat up the basil), until you get the desired consistency (creamy usually, I prefer it a bit grainy).
  3. Add the cheeses, then start pouring in the olive oil. Mix as you add the oil.