Free Recipe Basil Sunflower Seed Pesto

Recipe Type: Free Sauce Recipes
Recipe Preparation: boil
Cooking Temperature:
Recipe Serves: 1

Ingredients for Basil Sunflower Seed Pesto Recipe

4 c Coarsely chopped fresh
-basil leaves
1 c Unhulled raw sunflower seeds
1/2 c Olive oil
1 c Fresly grated Parmesan
2 tb Sweet butter, softened
2 cl Garlic, crushed

Basil Sunflower Seed Pesto Preparation

In a blender in batches or in a food processor puree the basil with the sunflower seeds, the oil, the Parmesan, the butter, the garlic, and salt to taste. Transfer the pesto to a small bowl and lay plastic wrap directly on the surface to prevent discoloration. The pesto keeps, covered and chilled, for 2 weeks. Makes about 1 1/2 cups. To use the pesto: For every pound of dried pasta cooking in a keeple of boiling salted water, stir together in a heated serving bowl 3/4 cup pesto and 2/3 cup hot pasta cooking water. When the pasta is al dente, drain it in a colander, add it to the pesto mixture, and toss the mixture with lemon juice, salt, and pepper to taste. From Gemini’s MASSIVE MealMaster collection at www.synapse.com/~gemini

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