Traditional Italian Pesto

🧂 Ingredients

• 3 large garlic cloves
• 2 tablespoons toasted pine nuts

  optional
• 3 cups fresh basil leaves
• ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil

  plus more as needed
• ¼ cup finely grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese
• kosher salt
• freshly ground black pepper

Instructions

• 1 Add garlic cloves to food processor and pulse until well minced. Add the pine
  nuts, basil leaves, and olive oil and blend until smooth, scraping down the
  sides of the bowl as needed. If needed, add more olive oil. Stir in the grated
  cheese and season to taste with salt and pepper.

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