Pesto Forte

Name: Pesto Forte (Sharp Pesto)
Yield: Makes about 1 cup/225 ml
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 40 large fresh basil leaves, carefully wiped, stems and spines removed; 4 tablespoons/30 g fresh, finely grated Pecorino Romano; 1 pinch coarse sea salt; 4 tablespoons/30 g unsalted walnuts; 3 to 4 tablespoons/45 to 60 ml Ligurian extravirgin olive oil

Sharp Pesto

Preparation info

Makes about
1 cup

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Recipes from Paradise

By Fred Plotkin

Published 1997

About

This sharp pesto is popular with people who like more piquant flavors, or those who have only large-leaf basil at hand.

Ingredients

1 pinch coarse sea salt
40 large fresh basil leaves, carefully wiped, stems and spines removed
4 tabl

Europe
Italy
Sauce
Gluten-free
Vegetarian
Liguria
Mediterranean

Method

Prepare as you would the Pesto Classico, but use the amounts indicated above.