Pesto Sauce

Ingredients:
Sweet basil leaves - 2 to 3 cups ,

Garlic - 2 cloves - chopped,

Roasted pine nuts - 1/2 cup or  55 gm ( you can use walnuts instead of pine nuts ),
Grated parmesan cheese - 1/2 cup or 55 gms,
Olive oil - 1/2 cup ,
Salt and pepper .

Method : 

Roast the pine nuts in oven for 5 minutes .Leave it to cool in another plate .

You can roast it on a tawa or  pan and then transfer  to a plate to stop roasting.
Put garlic and basil leaves  in a blender and blend till the garlic is crushed.

Add the cooled pine nuts and run the blender in high speed to make a paste.

Add cheese,, 3/4 of olive oil and run on high speed for 1/2 minute .

Taste the saltiness of the sauce as the cheese is salty . Add the left over olive oil ,salt and pepper.

Run the blender for few seconds .

Transfer the pesto sauce to a clean jar and keep in the fridge .

This sauce will last for a week.
Since basil is a summer plant ,the sauce can be stored in the freezer for winter use.
Pesto sauce can be used   as a sauce for pizza, pasta or as a spread on your toast.