Wishing you all a Happy, Healthy and Prosperous NEW YEAR 
!! 2012 has been a great year for this blog, because it was just born for 3 months and am overwhelmed with the feedback from my friends and family and I thank them all for comments, appreciation and suggestions. I am starting this new year with my favorite herb "Basil " . Recently I had Pasta Cavatappi in noodles & company and was totally in love with it . So I bought the fresh basils and prepared pesto . Its a very simple recipe with pine nuts and parmesan cheese .You can do many things with this pesto . You can add a dollop to freshly made minestrone soups, You can add them to bread and make sandwiches ,Add in a salad and toss it.
!! 2012 has been a great year for this blog, because it was just born for 3 months and am overwhelmed with the feedback from my friends and family and I thank them all for comments, appreciation and suggestions. I am starting this new year with my favorite herb "Basil " . Recently I had Pasta Cavatappi in noodles & company and was totally in love with it . So I bought the fresh basils and prepared pesto . Its a very simple recipe with pine nuts and parmesan cheese .You can do many things with this pesto . You can add a dollop to freshly made minestrone soups, You can add them to bread and make sandwiches ,Add in a salad and toss it. 
Fresh Basil Pinenut Pesto
Ingredients
- About 2 Cups of Fresh basil
- 1 Cup of Pinenuts
- 4-5 Cloves of Garlic
- 1/2 cup of Olive oil
- 1 tbsp of Salt & Pepper
- 4 tsp of lemon juice
- 1 Cup of parmesan regiano
- 1 tsp of Crushed Red pepper flakes
- 2 Cups of Whole Wheat Rotini Cooked Pasta
- 4-5 Cherry Tomatoes,Finely Chopped
Method
- Place all the ingredients except pasta and tomatoes in high powered blender/food processor. Pulse it until smooth.That's it . Now pesto is all ready to create magic in your pasta by its amazing flavor and smell . God I love it.
- Take a pan, Add some olive oil and toss the cooked pasta ,tomatoes and pesto. Toss it well and serve hot.
Looking awesome!!!!
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