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Robust Monroe County Pesto Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
1 cup packed fresh basil
1/2 cup packed fresh parsley
1/2 cup grated Romano OR Parmesan Cheese
1/2 cup virgin olive oil
1/4 cup shelled pistachios or walnuts or pine nuts, (our fam likes pistachios the best!)
2-4 large fresh garlic cloves
Salt and pepper to taste
Directions:
Directions:
1. Put all ingredients below in a food processor or blender.
2. Then, cook a pound/16 ounces of linguine or any pasta shapes according to package directions. Save three tablespoons of the hot water that the pasta has been cooked in, then drain pasta.
3. In large ceramic bowl, mix the pesto with the three tablespoons of hot pasta water then add hot, drain cooked paste. The pasta water helps the pesto to stick to every strand of the pasta and coat it evenly.
4. Add a little grated cheese on the side in a bowl for those that want it and... you have a feast.
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
Other tips: You can add: sautéed chicken, veggies, mushrooms for variety or not.

Add a tablespoon, or two, in soups and stews. Kicks up the flavor.

Spread on pizza crust instead of tomato sauce, Yes-Sir!

Add a 1/2 cup to 5 cups brown rice, then add sautéed veggies like onions, zucchini, beans, peppers, mushrooms, another YUM.

You can make a monster batch by tripling or doubling the recipe and then spray ice cube trays with Spam, put the pesto in that, freeze, pop out the pesto cubes, put in freezer bags and have yummy pesto in the winter. An Italian acquaintance told me when he freezes it like this, he leaves the cheese out and adds it later when he eats it. I have done both. A little bit of difference in taste, not much.

 

 

 

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