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Cream of Pesto

Cream of Pesto

A wonderfully smooth, velvety sauce - cream of pesto is a great way to stretch out a pesto sauce and make it go that little but further.
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Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 2 large handfuls of fresh Basil
  • 80 g Pine Nuts
  • 3 cloves of Garlic minced
  • 75 g Parmesan Cheese finely grated
  • 80 ml Olive Oil
  • Salt
  • Freshly-ground Black Pepper
  • 150 ml Whipping Cream

Method
 

  1. Start off by placing the basil, pine nuts, minced garlic and grated parmesan cheese into a food processor. Blitz while pouring in the olive oil until you've got a rich, fragrant paste.
  2. Season with salt and pepper and then transfer to a pan.
  3. Pour in the cream and mix well and heat through on the stove. Serve with your pasta (or gnocchi) of choice!

Notes

You can make this the traditional way in a pestle and mortar, but I prefer to use a food processor simply for speed and convenience.