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Pesto Genovese


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  • Author: Tamara Novakovic
  • Total Time: 15 minutes

Description

You can use pesto in all kinds of meals. For me, it enhances every meal and makes everything smell and taste great, I’m a huge pesto fan. You can pour it over fish, potatoes, salads, pasta, rice…


Ingredients

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  • 2 cloves garlic
  • some sea salt
  • 3 cups (150 g) fresh basil leaves
  • 1/2 cup (50 g) Parmesan cheese
  • 1/4 cup (30 g) Pecorino cheese
  • 1/3 cup (50 g) walnuts (you can use some other nuts)
  • 7 tbsp (100 ml) olive oil
  • pinch of nutmeg

Instructions

  1. I took my mortar and pestle and crushed 2 cloves garlic with some sea salt.
  2. I then added 150 g fresh basil leaves and crushed them.
  3. I added 50 g of grated Parmesan cheese and 30 g of Pecorino cheese with 50 g walnuts (which I used instead of pine nuts), a pinch of nutmeg. I crushed everything together and in the end combined it with 100 ml of olive oil.
  • Prep Time: 15 mins
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