The Best Basil Pesto Recipe | Saveur

The Best Basil Pesto Recipe | Saveur

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Sweet, delicate herbs and a mortar and pestle are the secret to Liguria’s signature pasta sauce, as our best basil pesto recipe proves.

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Ingredients

  • 2 Tbsp. pine nuts, preferably Italian
  • 1 tsp. kosher salt
  • 2 garlic cloves, peeled
  • 2 cup packed basil leaves
  • ½ cup extra-virgin olive oil, plus more if storing (see footnote)
  • ¼ cup finely grated Parmigiano-Reggiano
  • ¼ cup finely grated Pecorino Romano

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