1) Add olive oil, minced garlic, and fresh basil leaves to blender or food processor. Blend at a medium speed into a paste.
2) Add salt, black pepper, and nuts – continue to blend into a paste.
3) Place the pesto mixture into a mixing bowl and mix in freshly grated Roman cheese, and 1 cup of freshly grated Parmesan cheese. Ready to add to your favorite pasta or cracker!
For creamy pesto - simmer heavy cream and 1/2 cup of Pesto to slightly thicken. Fold in 1/3 cup of grated Parmesan cheese.
1) Cook tri-color penne al dente and remove 1 cup of the pasta water for later use before straining the linguini.
2) Toss penne, half the pesto mixture, and cup of pasta water.
