Pesto Potato Salad

Ingredients

• kosher salt
• 1/3 cup grated parmesan cheese
• 2 tablespoons toasted pine nuts
• 2 cups fresh basil
• 4 hard boiled eggs, halved or quartered
• zest and juice of 1 lemon
• 1 pinch crushed red pepper flakes
• 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
• 2 pounds mixed baby potatoes, and or fingerling potatoes
• 2 tablespoons salted butter
• 2 cloves garlic, peeled