First, I bought these awesome Organics mushroom and cheese ravioli. I followed the directions and simmered them for 5 minutes and they were cooked to perfection.
For Pesto:
Take 20 - 30 fresh basil leaves
1/2 cup olive oil
2 cloves of fresh garlic
2 tablespoons pinoli nuts (pine nuts) or almonds
First, wash basil leaves thoroughly and let dry on paper towel.
Then, chop garlic and add pine nutes/almonds to chopper. Once basil leaves are dry, add half with half the olive oil. At first the mixture will look chunky, like this:
Finally add the rest of the basil and the olive oil, the pest will be much creamier, such as this:
Then, taste (because it can be spicy) and add to pasta.
A fantastic dinner for one, or for a group. The pesto sits well, so feel free to make it in advance!!
