Arugula Pesto

Name: arugula Pesto
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 2 el pine nuts; 75 g arugula; 15 g fresh basil; 1 toe garlic; 100 ml extra virgin olive oil; 2 el Grana Padano cheese shavings; el lemon juice

Rucola pesto with basil, garlic, spicy cheese and pine nuts.

Ingredients

Kitchen Stuff

1 hand blender or food processor

Directions

Roast the pine nuts in a dry frying pan in 1 min. Golden brown. Let cool on a dish. Tear the arugula and basil to pieces above a bowl.
Squeeze out the garlic. Chop the mass coarsely with a food processor (at slow speed) or with the hand blender.
Add the pine nuts, cheese and oil and reduce the whole to a smooth mass. Season with salt, pepper and a few drops of lemon juice.
Allow the flavors to age for at least 15 minutes, preferably longer.