Pesto Pasta

Ingredients

• 45 leaves freshly picked basil (about a packed cup)
• ¹/₄ cup grated aged pecorino or tuscan
• ¹/₃ cup grated Parmigiano
• 2 cloves of garlic
• ²/₃ cup the best olive oil
• ¹/₂ teaspoon salt
• ¹/₂ cup pine nuts
• 1 pound (500 g) spaghetti

Cooking Instructions

1. Create the pestomix salt, garlic, nutmeats and basil and grind the mixture
2. When the mixture is ground, add the cheese, a bit at a time, continuing to grind, and when it is all worked in, add the oil in a slow stream, stirring with a wooden spatula. The mixture should have a creamy consistency
3. Chop the garlic, basil, nutmeats, and salt then transfer it to a bowl and stir in the grated cheese and the oil.
4. Cook a pound of pasta in lightly salted water, and just before you drain it stir two tablespoons of hot water into the sauce.
5. Pour the sauce over the pasta and serve.