Genovese Pesto Recipe | Homemade Pesto

Genovese Pesto Recipe | Homemade Pesto

thehappyfoodie.co.uk

This authentic recipe for Genovese Pesto with Dino Joannides uses the tradtional method of a pestle and mortar.

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Cooking tools:

  • Mortar and pestle
  • Kitchen towel
  • Airtight container
  • Refrigerator

Ingredients

  • 4 bunches of fresh basil, ideally PDO Genoese, good Provencal or home-grown outdoors
  • 1-2 garlic cloves, preferably Imperia from Vessalico, or French pink or violet varieties, such as Ail Rose de Lautrec
  • 30g pine nuts
  • 10g coarse sea salt, ideally Sale di Cervia
  • 30-40g Parmigiano Reggiano cheese (aged 24 months), grated
  • 40-50g Fiore Sardo (pecorino Sardo) cheese, grated
  • 50-70ml PDO extra virgin olive oil from Liguria

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