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Pesto Sauce

Preamble
See Gnocchi recipe

Ingredients
Large bunch fresh Basil
Oil
Cloves of Garlic
60 grams (2 oz) Pine Nuts
60 grams freshly grated Parmesan Cheese or Tardo Cheese

Method
Clean and remove the stalks from a large bunch of fresh basil. Put into a blender with a little oil and two peeled garlic cloves. When blended add 60 grams of pine nuts and 60 grams freshly grated Parmesan or Sardo cheese. Add a little more oil and blend again. In all you'll need about 90 grams of olive oil.

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