SAVOURY SAUCES: Pesto sauce is invariably my favourite sauce for pasta. It is even easier to whip up at home, compared to the basic tomato sauce.

PESTO SAUCE:

 

 

 

2 cups fresh basil leaves, packed                                            

½ cup extra virgin olive oil                             

½ cup freshly grated Parmesan Reggiano cheese                    

1/3 cup pine nuts

3 cloves garlic, minced                                                           

salt and pepper to taste

 

 

 

Combine basil and pine nut in the work bowl of a food processor with steel blade attached. Process with on/off pulses a few times. Add garlic and process on/off a few times more.

 

With motor running, add olive oil through the feed tube in a steady stream. Stop machine and scrape down the sides of the bowl with a rubber spatula once or twice. Add grated cheese, salt and pepper to taste and pulse once or twice to mix.