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== Ingredients ==

2 cups fresh basil leaves
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1/2 cup Olive oil
3 tbsp pine nuts
3 cloves garlic

== Method ==
Boil water & get pasta cooking.

Finely chop basil.

In a mortar & pestle:

# Crush garlic
# Add pine nuts, crush
# Add basil, crush
# Add parmesan cheese, crush/mix

Mix in olive oil.

In a double boiler, heat pesto slightly (approx until cheese starts to melt).

Drain pasta, and put into pesto saucepan. Toss & serve.

[[Category:Pasta]]
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[[Category: Vegetarian]]