Homemade Pesto

Serves 6. Can be found at Allrecipes.com or here.

INGREDIENTS:
1/4 cup almonds
3 cloves garlic
1 1/2 cups fresh basil leaves
1/2 cup olive oil (EVOO)
1 pinch ground nutmeg
salt and pepper to taste


DIRECTIONS:
Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C). Place almonds on a cookie sheet, and bake for 10 minutes, or until lightly toasted.
In a food processor, combine toasted almonds, garlic, basil, olive oil, nutmeg, salt and pepper. Process until a coarse paste is formed.

(This does form a paste, so it is best when you eat it to add a little more EVOO and mix it well into the pasta. It's not a sauce. We added chicken to ours, it was great!)