Time: 35 min.
Complexity: easily
Servings: 12

Homemade pesto sauce - a detailed recipe.

Ingredients:

• 1/4 cup walnuts
• 1/4 cup pine nuts
• 3 tablespoons chopped garlic (9 cloves)
• 5 tbsp. fresh basil leaves
• 1 teaspoon coarse salt
• 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• 1.5 cups of good olive oil
• 1 tbsp. freshly grated parmesan

Substituting ingredients
Measuring containers used

1 glass (st.) - 250 ml.
3/4 cup (st.) - 180 ml.
2/3 cup (st.) - 160 ml.
1/2 cup (st.) - 125 ml.
1/3 cup (st.) - 80 ml.
1/4 cup (st.) - 60 ml.
1 tablespoon (tbsp) - 15 ml.
1 teaspoon (tsp) - 5 ml.
1/5 teaspoon (tsp) - 1 ml.

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Preparation:

Step 1
• Place the walnuts, pine nuts, and garlic in the bowl of a food processor fitted with a steel blade. Process for 30 seconds. Add the basil leaves, salt, and pepper.
Step 2
• With the processor motor running, slowly pour in the olive oil through the hole in the lid and puree.
  
  Add the Parmesan and continue to stir for about a minute. Serve or store the homemade pesto in the refrigerator or freezer, drizzling a thin layer of olive oil on top.
  
  This dish is paired with Pinot Gris wine.

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