Pasta with Pesto

We had this last night.  It took me just a short moment to get a delicious simple meal done. One thing good about homemade ingredients is that it is indeed tasted way better than ready made Pesto sauce from store bought.

                                 
                                        Basil leaves, Pine nuts, Parmesan cheese, garlic...

                                                                     Ready to go!

                                                                         Done!
           

                   
                      A very beautiful Magnolia tree I saw when I was doing my daily morning walk..
       

   

                                     Very slurpy pasta, simple and beautifully nutty with pesto...                             

Simple ingredients:

500g pasta  (I used linguine)

3 tablespoons pine nuts

2 cups  (100g) fresh basil leaves

2 cloves garlic, peeled

1/2 teaspoon salt

3 tablespoons grated Parmesan

1/2 cup olive oil  ( I used extra virgin olive oil)

Method:

1.  Cook the pasta in a large pan of rapidly boiling salt water until al dente. Drain well and return to the pan to keep warm.

2.  Meanwhile, toast pine nuts for 2 - 3 minutes or until golden brown.  Allow to cool. Process the pine nuts , basil leaves, garlic, salt and chesses in a food processor for 20 seconds, or until finely chopped.

3.  With the motor running, gradually add the oil in a thin steady stream until a paste is formed.

4.  Add ground black pepper, to taste. Toss the sauce with the warm pasta until it is well coated.

5. Enjoy!