Italian Pesto Sauce

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Italian Pesto Sauce Ingredients

3 c Loosely packed fresh basil	1/2 c Parmesan cheese -
3/4 c Olive oil	Freshly grated
1/4 c Pine nuts	3 tb Romano pecorino cheese OR
3 Garlic cloves	Parmesan cheese
1 ts Salt

Instructions for Italian Pesto Sauce

Put basil, oil, pine nuts, garlic and salt into a blender or food processor. Process until smooth. Pour sauce into small bowl. Add Parmesan cheese and Romano pecorino cheese or extra Parmesan cheese. Mix to blend. Taste and adjust for seasoning. If you plan to freeze the sauce, add the cheese after the sauce has thawed. From Geminis MASSIVE MealMaster collection at www.synapse.com/~gemini

Main Ingredient: HerbsCuisine: Uncategorized

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Basil

Garlic

Olive Oil

Parmesan

Pine Nut

Salt

Italian Sauces Cheese Parmes Basil Olive oil Garlic Parmesan Pine Nuts Romano Herbs

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Delicious. I used BigOven to scale the recipe way, way down to two servings; the recipe above (3 whole cups of basil?) is way too large. The recipe as presently written probably serves 24.