Pesto?

[OzzyKP]

Pesto

[-Jrabbit]

Pesto contains cheese, so it's a product of satan.

Don't be hating on cheese, my man. Cheese makes virtually any savory food better.

Philistine!

[duke o' york]

Pesto is delicious - just like hummus.

[OzzyKP]

Don't be hating on cheese, my man. Cheese makes virtually any savory food better.

Philistine!

Cheese
Pesto

[Arrian]

Easy Pesto recipe:

Mix the following in a blender:

1.5 cups low-fat chicken broth
1.5 cups parm
1 cup fresh basil leaves
~4 tablespoons olive oil
~4 cloves garlic (depending on the size of the cloves and how much you like garlic)

I tend to add chopped up grape or cherry tomatoes. You could add sundried tomatoes if you prefer. Pine nuts optional (I don't bother, actually).

That makes enough for a lb of pasta w/chicken.

-Arrian

[Dinner]

Pesto contains cheese, so it's a product of satan.

Cheese is the food of the gods.

[duke o' york]

This is absolutely true.

[BlackCat]

Don't be hating on cheese, my man. Cheese makes virtually any savory food better.

Philistine!

Maybe, but cheese messes up seriously my stomach, so stuff that has hidden cheese are teh evil.

[Dinner]

That's just proof you are genetically unfit.

[MRT144]

Easy Pesto recipe:

Mix the following in a blender:

1.5 cups low-fat chicken broth
1.5 cups parm
1 cup fresh basil leaves
~4 tablespoons olive oil
~4 cloves garlic (depending on the size of the cloves and how much you like garlic)

I tend to add chopped up grape or cherry tomatoes. You could add sundried tomatoes if you prefer. Pine nuts optional (I don't bother, actually).

That makes enough for a lb of pasta w/chicken.

-Arrian

This sounds awful and totally isn't pesto. It's some crude imitation. Yes, I'm a food snob.

[notyoueither]

OK then, what is pesto?

[Dinner]

Simple. Fresh ground basil (use a mortar and pestle), some extra virgin olive oil, pine nuts, lots of Parmesan, and garlic to taste. Grind it all up and put it on the pasta. Good stuff.

Some people add salt but there should be salt in the water you used to make the pasta so the pasta should be slightly salty. My dad's girlfriend (she's Sicilian) makes some great home made sheet pasta with home made pesto. It's great.

[notyoueither]

Why did MRT object to Arrian's recipe?

[Dinner]

The chicken broth, I think. Oh, and the tomatoes.

[Dinner]

I use my mortar and pestle for making mojitos too. Fresh mint which you've just ground in the pestle really brings out the oils and gives the drink the proper flavor. To often bars just use a knife to chop up the mint instead of grinding it the old fashioned way.