Sauce - Pesto 'Pecorino & Parmesan Cheese

By Kwasome

Ingredients

• 1 garlic clove
• 2 tbsp toasted pine nuts
• 4 oz. basil leaves
• 2 tbsp greshly grated Parmesan cheese.
• 2 tbsp freshly grated cheese
• 1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil

Preparation

Step 1

1. Put the garlic in a mortar and add a pinch of salt. Using the pestle, crush the garlic cloves. Add the pine nuts and pound to a paste.
2. In small handfuls, begin to add the basil (and add a pinch of salt to aid breaking up the basil). Keep adding basil; if the mortar is too full, transfer some o f the crushed mixture into a separate bowl.