Name of Recipe: Pesto Sauce - not tested yet
Serves: Not stated
Ingredients:50g fresh basil
3 cloves garlic
50g shelled walnuts
100g virgin olive oil
50g Parmesan cheese
Salt and pepper
Preparation: Place the cheese in the
and grate for
10 seconds / Speed progressively 5-10.
Next, add the remaining ingredients and process at
Speed 6.
Pulverise until you have a homogenous and thick mixture.
Tips/Hints: Pesto is a cold, aromatic Italian sauce used to accompany pasta dishes. The classic pesto is made with pine nuts but variations work just as well.
To make this even tastier, you can add 1-2 tbsps of cream or evaporated milk. A trick for grating the cheese easily is to put it in the fridge for a while to allow it to harden.
Origin: This is a translation of a recipe in
Salsas y Aliņos con Thermomix.
