Pesto

Ingredients

• 1/2 C pine nuts
• 1 clove garlic, coarsely chopped
• 1 1/2 C fresh basil leaves, firmly packed
• 1/2 t salt
• Olive oil - roughly 1/3-1/2 cup
• 2 T grated Parmesan cheese

Instructions

1. Toast the pine nuts
2. In a food processor, blend pine nuts, garlic, basil, salt, and about 2 T olive oil until evenly pureed.
3. Blend in cheese (don't do this early in case the pine nuts are still warm; you don't want them to melt the cheese)
4. Slowly add in the olive oil. Use more or less depending on how thick you want the pesto. We like a thicker pesto for pizza (so less olive oil) and thinner for pasta (so more olive oil).