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July 16, 2006
Pesto
4 garlic cloves, peeled
4 cups packed basil leaves (about 2 1/2 ounces)
1/4 cup pine nuts
1/2 cup (2 ounces) grated fresh Parmesan cheese
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1/2 cup warm water
6 tablespoons extravirgin olive oil
Drop garlic through food chute with food processor on; process until minced. Place basil and next 4 ingredients (basil through pepper) in processor; process 10 seconds. Combine water and oil in a measuring cup. With processor on, slowly pour oil mixture through food chute, processing just until blended.
Yield: 1 1/4 cups (serving size: 1 tablespoon)
CALORIES 59(87% from fat); FAT 5.7g (sat 1.2g,mono 3.5g,poly 0.7g); PROTEIN 1.6g; CHOLESTEROL 2mg; CALCIUM 41mg; SODIUM 134mg; FIBER 0.2g; IRON 0.3mg; CARBOHYDRATE 0.7g
Posted by carcharhinid at July 16, 2006 08:59 PM