Pesto with spinach

1 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
2 cups Tightly packed spinach,
Washed and stemmed
2 tablespoons Broken pine nuts or
Shelled walnuts
2 larges Cloves of garlic, peeled
Salt
½ cup Olive oil
½ cup Freshly grated
Parmesan cheese
2 tablespoons Freshly grated
Romano cheese

Directions

Place spinach, pine nuts, garlic, and ¼ to ½ 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 c. of parsley for the spinach.

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