Basil And Roasted Garlic Pesto

Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 10 mins

Ingredients

• 1 head garlic
• 2 teaspoons olive oil
• 4 cups fresh basil leaves, packed
• 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
• 3 -5 sprigs fresh italian parsley
• 1/4 cup pine nuts
• 1/4 cup parmesan cheese
• lemon wedge
• salt (to taste)
• black pepper (to taste)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees f.
• 2 cut top 1/3 off of garlic head; peel away paper skin to thin layer or 2 surrounding the cloves.
• 3 place in small ovenproof dish; drizzle top with 2 teaspoons of olive oil.
• 4 cover with foil and bake in preheated oven for 70 minutes; allow to cool.
• 5 squeeze garlic out of the paper skin into a small bowl; set aside.
• 6 place half the basil in a blender; add 1/2 the extra virgin olive oil, garlic, parsley, pine nuts, salt, pepper, and the remaining basil, the other half of the oil, and pulse until blended.
• 7 remove mixture to a bowl; add the parmesan and juice from lemon wedge and mix well.
• 8 adjust salt and pepper to taste.