frozen pesto

Total Time: 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 4 cups basil leaves, washed,dry and loosely packed
• 1 cup extra virgin olive oil (approx.)
• 4 tablespoons pine nuts or 4 tablespoons walnuts or 4 tablespoons almonds (or a combination of 2 or 3)
• 6 cloves garlic, chopped
• salt & freshly ground black pepper
• 1/2 cup romano cheese, grated
• 1/2 cup parmesan cheese, grated

Recipe

• 1 put everything, except your cheeses into a processor.
• 2 blend the ingredients until smooth, you may need to stop once to scape.
• 3 pour the mixture into a small bowl and add your cheeses.
• 4 blend well.
• 5 take ice cube trays and fill each section with pesto.
• 6 put the trays into the freezer until frozen and pop the cubes out into a zip-loc bag.
• 7 if you grow basil, this is a god-send as what to do with all that basil.
• 8 it lasts all winter.
• 9 its' wonderful for sauces, dips, soups, you name it.