Black Olive Pesto

Name: Black Olive Pesto
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 1 pt
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon pine nuts; 2 ounces olive oil; 5 tablespoons pecorino cheese, grated; 1 teaspoon minced garlic; 4 anchovy fillets; 3/4-1 cup olive oil; 1 cup black kalamata olive, pitted; 2 cups parsley (leaves only)

Submitted by quixoposto

"An twist on traditional pesto. Use as a spread, on pasta, or pizzas. Don't over process. Source: Michael Roberts, Trumps, Los Angeles, printed in the San Jose Mercury News 3/4/1987"

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Ready In:: 15mins
Ingredients:: 8
Yields:: 1 pt

ingredients

1 tablespoon pine nuts
2 ounces olive oil
5 tablespoons pecorino cheese, grated
1 teaspoon minced garlic
4 anchovy fillets
³⁄₄ - 1 cup olive oil
1 cup black kalamata olive, pitted
2 cups parsley (leaves only)

directions

Combine pine nuts, 2 oz olive oil, cheese, garlic and anchovies in food processor.
Blend just until mixture is chunky/smooth combination. Add olive oil, little by little, until mixture is about to separate.
Add olives and parsley, process just until smooth. Strive for a gritty consistency -- not too smooth.

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Reviews

I like this pesto! We substitute the pine nuts with walnuts. I use it on my pasta salad. (I like to add a pinch of crushed chili flakes)

katie in the UP