Saturday, October 10, 2009

SPINACH PESTO

1 cup of firmly packed fresh spinach leaves
1 tsp of dried basil
1/2 cup parmesan or romano cheese
1/4 cup of walnuts, almonds, or pin nuts
1 large clove of garlic, quartered
1/4 teaspoon of salt
1/4 cup of olive oil

Instructions: combine all ingredients in a blender, cover and blend with several on-off-terns until a paste consistency forms, stopping several times to scrape the sides. Add fresh pasta and toss. Serve immediately. You can top the pasta with a couple of chicken breastes cut up.

You can also use crushed tomatoes as a base and added cream and yellow squash and of course salt and pepper and basil for flavor. Yummy.

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