 
| Pesto With Spinach
2 cups of tightly packed spinach, washed and stemmed
2 tablespoons of broken pine nuts or shelled walnuts
2 large cloves of garlic, peeled
Salt
1/2 cup of Olive oil
1/2 cup of freshly grated parmesan cheese
2 tablespoons of freshly grated Romano cheese |
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Place spinach, pine nuts, garlic, and 1/4 to 1/2 tsp. of salt, if desired, in a food processor fitted with the steel blade or a blender jar. Pulse several times to begin chopping and blending the ingredients. Then turn on machine at high speed and pour in the olive oil in a steady stream. Blend until the mixture is a smooth paste. If you are using a blender you will have to stop and start the machine occasionally to give the ingredients a stir. When the ingredients are pureed, transfer to a bowl and stir in the cheeses. Blend thoroughly. For parsley pesto, substitute 2 cups of of parsley for the spinach. |
