- Spaghetti with basil pesto sauce

Category: Mediterranean Diet, Roma Recipe from Trastevere.

Serves: 4

Preparation time: 20min

Level: Easy

Ingredients:

• 1 package spaghetti 
• ¾ cup of tea basil leaves
• 1-2 cloves of garlic
• 3 tbsp pine seeds
• 1/2 cup of tea  ^eleon^ extra virgin olive oil  $
• 100 g. grated parmesan cheese
• salt
• freshly ground pepper

Preparation:

1. Boil and drain the pasta.
2. Wash the basil leaves and put them in a food processor.
3. Sauté the pine nuts in a frying pan without adding olive oil and pour it into the food processor.
4. Cook gently in a little olive oil the garlic cloves.
5. Add the remaining ingredients in the food processor.
6. If any feel that our sauce is dry, we can add a little extra olive oil or a few drops of water.
7. Serve with extra grated parmesan.

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