Genoese pesto (TM)

A basic pesto recipe for the Thermomix

Ingredients

• 50g Parmesan cheese
• 30g Ewes cheese (optional)
• 1 clove garlic
• 30g pine nuts
• 80g basil leaves
• Salt, to taste
• 150g olive oil

Method

1. Wash the basil leaves and dry them thoroughly.
2. Put them in the bowl together with the cheeses, pine nut and garlic clove 20 seconds / Speed 7.
3. Add the oil and the salt and emulsify 20 seconds / Speed 7.

Recipe source

• This is a translation of a recipe in Thermomix TM31 – Imprescindible para tu cocina which is the book supplied with Spanish TMXs.

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