BASIL PESTO

From: http://www.zeekhanakhazana.com/recipes/basil-pesto.html
Ingredients

½ cup  Pine Nuts
250 ml  Olive Oil
8-9 nos. Garlic Cloves
2 cups  Basil Leaves
1 cup Basil Leaves
To Taste  Salt
½ cup Grated Cheese
To Taste  Crushed Black Pepper
A Pinch Rock Salt
2 tbsp Basil Pesto
1 cup  Halved Cherry Potatoes
4-5 nos. Basil Leaves
As Required  Parmesan Cheese Shavings
2 nos. Toasted Bread
2 tbsp Pesto
1 tsp Olive Oil

For Garnish

Parmesan Cheese Shavings
Basil Leaf

Method

Add ½ cup Pine Nuts to a bowl.
Add Olive Oil, garlic cloves, fresh basil leaves now transfer the contents to a grinder and grind to a fine paste.
Add basil leaves, salt and grated cheese.
Add crushed black pepper and rock salt.
Blend it to a fine paste.
Basil Pesto is ready to be served