Ingredients
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- 4 medium cloves garlic
- Generous pinch coarse sea salt
- 3 ounces basil leaves (from about a 4-ounce bunch)
- 2 tablespoons pine nuts
- 2 1/2 tablespoons (1 ounce) grated Parmigiano-Reggiano
- 2 tablespoons (1 ounce) Pecorino Fiore Sardo
- 1/2 tablespoon Pecorino Pepato (if unavailable, use Fiore Sardo)
- 1/2 cup mildly flavored extra-virgin olive oil
- 2 tablespoons softened top-quality butter
Instructions
- In a mortar and pestle, combine garlic and sea salt and grind to a paste.
- Add basil leaves a handful at a time and grind against the walls of the mortar; it’s easier to use a circular grinding motion than to try to pound the leaves with the pestle. Continue until all basil leaves have been crushed to fine bits and have released their green liquid.
- Add pine nuts and gently crush with pestle, then work into a paste with basil and garlic.
- Add the grated cheeses and the butter and continue to use the pestle to grind into a paste.
- Slowly drizzle in olive oil, working it into the pesto with a wooden spoon until incorporated. Pesto can be served with pasta right away, or transferred to a jar or container, covered with a small layer of olive oil, sealed, and refrigerated overnight.
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- Category: Recipes
Nutrition
- Calories: 386.54 kcal
- Sugar: 0.37 g
- Sodium: 216.63 mg
- Fat: 39.81 g
- Saturated Fat: 10.15 g
- Trans Fat: 0.23 g
- Carbohydrates: 2.63 g
- Fiber: 0.56 g
- Protein: 6.61 g
- Cholesterol: 28.53 mg