Ingredients:
- 2 tablespoons pine seeds
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 bunch fresh parsley
- 2-3 cloves garlic
- 2 bunches fresh basil
- 4 tablespoons olive oil
- 50 g freshly grated pecorino or parmesan cheese
- white pepper
Preparation:
Wash, dry and chop fresh spices. Clean and crunch garlic with salt. Fry pine seeds in 1 tablespoon hot oil and mix with remaining oil, cheese, pepper, garlic and fresh spices until smooth. Place in the refrigerator for one day.
Pesto is a classic spaghetti sauce: spoon over paste thinned with olive oil and 1 ladle spaghetti cooking water. Also goes very well with cooked beef.
Tip: Pine seeds might be a bit too expensive; using almond or pecan is less expensive and fried slightly tastes just as fine.