البيستو الإيطالية

We toast the pine nuts in a pan with a little olive oil.

We place an appropriate amount of basil, garlic cloves, and pine nuts in a bowl.

We add 4 tablespoons of olive oil to the ingredients.

We add Parmesan cheese to the mixture.

We use a mortar and pestle to grind all the ingredients together.

We add more olive oil as needed.

We taste the mixture and add salt as desired.

We can use a blender instead of a mortar and pestle.

We store the pesto in the refrigerator

We serve the pesto with pasta

We garnish the dish with our favorite vegetables.