From: Sandal@aol.com Reply-To: Sandal@aol.com Newsgroups: rec.food.recipes Followup-To: rec.food.cooking Subject: Spinach Pesto Pasta Sauce Date: 27 Apr 1995 11:04:08 -0600 Organization: America OnLine Message-ID: <950425132849_95721809@aol.com> Francisco \"Chulito\" Delgado Jr writes: >>I love to eat pasta. I'm getting tired of the ready-made pasta sauces, >>so will you post a variety of pasta sauces for me to try out? Thanx This is one of my favorite recipes, and one of the few I'm willing to make when there's no one around to cook for but me (which is often) but wouldn't hesitate making for company. Spinach Pesto 1/2 c olive oil 3 cloves garlic 1/2 stick butter dash pepper 1/2 t salt handful fresh spinach (washed and dry) few celery leaves 1 1/2 T dry basil 1/3 c walnuts or almonds 1/3 c grated Parmesan cheese In blender, mix together well in following order: 1. oil, garlic, and butter 2. salt, pepper, spinach, and celery leaves 3. basil 4. half of the nuts 5. other ingredients Do not heat. Better if refrigerated overnight. To serve, add to hot cooked pasta by large spoonfuls and toss until pasta is coated sufficiently. Sandi in Arkansas Sandal@aol.com ~~~ Rec.food.recipes is moderated; only recipes and recipe requests are accepted for posting. Please read the "Posting Guidelines" article first. Submissions go to recipes@rt66.com; questions/comments go to tfdpress@acpub.duke.edu. Please allow several days for your submission to appear.