Recipe for Pesto Alla Genovese

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Ingredients:

Amount	Ingredient
2 cup	fresh basil leaves stripped from their stems coarsely chopped and tightly packed
1 tsp	salt
1/2 tsp	freshly ground black pepper
2 x	garlic cloves chopped, minced (or your past participle of choice)
1/4 cup	finely chopped pine nuts or walnuts
1 cup	olive oil

Instructions:

Instructions: Process in blender or food processor to a smooth paste or puree. This keeps well in the refrig and also freezes well. You said your mother raises herbs, so perhaps shell indulge you with some fresh basil.

NOTES :
This recipe originated in the 1968 Time-Life Foods of the World and was modified by my wife, whose paternal grandparents were born in Sicily.

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