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Traditional Pesto
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A traditional pesto recipe using a pestle and mortar, featuring fresh basil, parmesan cheese, pine nuts, and garlic.
00:00:00 total
Serves 4
medium
Sauce / Dressing / Flavoured Butter
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Ingredients
- basil - watch the video to see (only use leaves to avoid too many fibers)
- salt - watch the video to see (sea salt preferred)
- parmesan cheese - watch the video to see (Parmesan Reggiano preferred)
- pine nuts - watch the video to see
- garlic - watch the video to see (pink garlic preferred)
Instructions
- Crush the Garlic: Crush up the garlic with some sea salt in a pestle and mortar. The salt helps bind the pesto ingredients together.
- Grind the Pine Nuts: Grind the pine nuts until they form a peanut butter-like paste. This helps make the pesto creamier.
- Add Basil Leaves: Gradually add the basil leaves, ensuring only the leaves are used to avoid too many fibers.
- Incorporate Parmesan Cheese: Add Parmesan cheese to the mixture, preferring Parmesan Reggiano for authentic flavor.
- Blend to Perfect Consistency: Continue to mix all ingredients in the pestle and mortar until achieving a creamy and homogeneous pesto.
