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Old 09-25-2007, 08:25 AM   #1 (permalink)
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been makin lots of pest lately, some lady at work asked me for the recipe, i didn't realize people didn't know how to make it or what to do with it, so i figured i'd post so,me pesto stuff for anyone interested. please add your own recipes or uses, i'd like to hear (read) them...


basic pesto
basil
garlic
pine nuts
olive oil
parmigiano cheese
salt (little bit. the parmigian is salty)

grind up the basil, garlic, salt and nuts, add oil and cheese. you got pesto.

you can make interesting variations with it, for example

different basils. thai basil makes a nice pesto.
instead of pine nuts, which can be expensive, i like to use walnuts or even pecans
you can use romano cheese, try it with some feta, or use a combination
sometimes i add some tarragon, or dill, or lemon zest and some lemon juice


uses
pasta, of course. make pesto, put in huge bowl. boil pasta, spoon a spoonful of pasta water into pesto, drain pasta and add to pesto in bowl and stir

pizza - instead of tomato sauce

coating chicken for baking

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been makin lots of pest lately, some lady at work asked me for the recipe, i didn't realize people didn't know how to make it or what to do with it, so i figured i'd post so,me pesto stuff for anyone interested. please add your own recipes or uses, i'd like to hear (read) them...


basic pesto
basil
garlic
pine nuts
olive oil
parmigiano cheese
salt (little bit. the parmigian is salty)

grind up the basil, garlic, salt and nuts, add oil and cheese to make a paste. you got pesto.

you can make interesting variations with it, for example

different basils. thai basil makes a nice pesto.
instead of pine nuts, which can be expensive, i like to use walnuts or even pecans
you can use romano cheese, try it with some feta, or use a combination
sometimes i add some tarragon, or dill, or lemon zest and some lemon juice


uses
pasta, of course. make pesto, put in huge bowl. boil pasta, spoon a spoonful of pasta water into pesto, drain pasta and add to pesto in bowl and stir

pizza - instead of tomato sauce

coating chicken for baking
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