From medasian1@yahoo.com Thu May 20 11:15:19 2004 Date: Wed, 19 May 2004 02:21:17 +0000 (UTC) From: Trudy Newsgroups: rec.food.recipes Subject: Sun-Dried Tomato & Walnut Pesto Followup-To: rec.food.cooking, rec.food.recipes Sun-Dried Tomato & Walnut Pesto A deliciously different pesto made with walnuts and richly-flavored sun-dried tomatoes. You can use this pesto as a dip or spread, you can stir it into soups to add richness and flavor, and of course you can serve it with pasta. 1 large clove garlic - roughly chopped 1 cup fresh basil leaves 1/3 cup grated Parmesan cheese 1/3 cup walnuts 2 tablespoons water 6 sun-dried tomatoes - roughly chopped 1/2 teaspoon sea salt 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper 1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil PLACE all the ingredients, except the olive oil, in a food processor. WHILE you process, slowly pour the olive oil into the mix until all the ingredients turn into a smooth paste (you may have to scrape the sides occasionally). Variations: Pine nuts, pistachio nuts, macadamias, almonds or cashews can be substituted for the walnuts. I hope you enjoy this recipe from our collection of Mediterranean and Asian recipes at http://www.mediterrasian.com/delicious_recipes.htm Trudy Thelander -- Rec.food.recipes is moderated by Patricia Hill at recipes@swcp.com. Only recipes and recipe requests are accepted for posting. Please allow several days for your submission to appear. Archives: http://www.cdkitchen.com/rfr/ http://recipes.alastra.com/