Ina Garten's Pine Nut and Walnut Pesto Sauce

Name: Ina Garten's Pine Nut and Walnut Pesto Sauce
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 16 servings
Cuisine: Indonesian
Ingredients: ¼ cup walnuts; ¼ cup pine nuts; 3 tablespoons (about 9 cloves) diced garlic; 5 cups fresh basil leaves, (packed); 1 teaspoon kosher salt; 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper; 1½ cups extra virgin olive oil; 1 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese

This delicious pesto recipe is from the Barefoot Contessa Parties cookbook.

⏱️ 10 min 🔪 Prep: 10 min 📊 Easy 👁️ 26 views

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Ina Garten's Pine Nut and Walnut Pesto Sauce

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Ingredients

16 servings

¼ cup walnuts
¼ cup pine nuts
3 tablespoons (about 9 cloves) diced garlic
5 cups fresh basil leaves, (packed)
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1½ cups extra virgin olive oil
1 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese

Steps

Place walnuts, pine nuts, and garlic in the bowl of a food processor fitted with a steel blade. Process for 30 seconds.
Add the basil leaves, salt and pepper. With the processor running, slowly pour the olive oil into the bowl through the feed tube and process until the pesto is finely puréed.
Add the Parmesan and purée for a minute. Serve, or store the pesto in the refrigerator or freezer with a thin film of olive oil on top.