Ingredients for 4 persons:
- 500 g Pasta Spaghetti
- 10-20 g butter
- 30-40 g of fresh basil
- 40 g of pine nuts (pinon)
- 40 g of grated Pecorino cheese
- 40 g of grated Parmesan cheese
- 3 cloves of garlic
- 100 ml of olive oil
- salt
- Boil spaghetti in boiled water and drain.
- Leave a little water (about 100 ml in which pasta was cooked) to the side.
- Place the sliced basil, pine nuts, grated cheese, sliced garlic and about 50 ml of olive oil in the electric blender. Mix the mixture, then add the remaining oil, salt and mix all together.
- Put the prepared pesto in a porcelain bowl.
- In a large pan, melt the butter, add 2-3 tablespoons of pesto and mix together briefly.
- Add boiled spaghetti and a little water in which the pasta was cooking.
- Mix well spaghetti and warm.
- Serve spaghetti hot, and if desired, you can add a parmesan on top.
- You can prepare the Pesto Genovese in a larger amount. It can stand for about 2 weeks refrigerated.