4eyedBlindGirl | diane.flaviano

Description:
Lili's muy muy muy delicioso red pesto recipe... made even more awesome by the fact that she roasts her own homegrown tomatoes!

Ingredients:
1 cup sun-dried tomatoes (or roasted in the oven with olive oil)
3 cups fresh basil leaves (or 1 1/2 cup dried)
4 cloves of garlic
1 tbsp dried mint
1/2 extra virgin olive oil
1/2 pine nut and walnut mix
1/4 grated parmesan cheese
1/4 grated romano cheese
salt and pepper to taste

Directions:
01. Blend the tomatoes, basil, mint and garlic in a food processor.
02. Add the nuts and cheese and blend
03. While still blending, slowly add the olive oil
04. Add the salt and pepper to taste

To use as a pasta sauce, add use a one-to-one portion with basic tomato sauce. This means, for every 1 cup of pesto sauce, add a cup of regular tomato sauce and heat up in a saucepan.