Pistachio Pesto Sauce
Total Time: 6 mins
Preparation Time: 1 min
Cook Time: 5 mins
Ingredients
- 1 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese
- 1 cup fresh parsley
- 2 cups fresh basil
- 3 tablespoons minced garlic
- 3 tablespoons pistachio nuts (no shells of course)
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
Recipe
- 1 in a large strainer, place the basil and parsley.
- 2 blanch the herbs under boiling water in a large pot for 15 seconds.
- 3 use a large serving spoon or a coffee mug or whatever you have to keep the parsley and basil completely under water for the whole 15 seconds.
- 4 remove and immediately place in a large bowl of ice water to stop any cooking.
- 5 squeeze out the excess water and loosely chop.
- 6 place the the parsley and basil in a food processor with all of the other ingredients except for the olive oil.
- 7 start to puree the ingredients as you slowly add the one cup of olive oil.
- 8 the whole dish takes five minutes to make plus the time it takes to boil the water.
- 9 adjust any ingredients to your personal taste.
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