Ingredients
- 4 cloves,
garlic
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whole
- 6 ounces,
il Fustino EVOO Arbequina
- 1/2 cup,
pine nuts
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toasted and cooled
- 1/4 cup,
lemon juice
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freshly squeezed
- 2 pinches,
salt
- pepper to taste
- pinch,
cayenne pepper
- 1 bunch,
cilantro leaves
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whole, stems removed
- 1/2 bunch,
parsley
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whole, stems removed
- 7/8 leaves,
fresh basil
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Method
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Gently roast whole garlic in olive oil in small sauce pan, allow to cool (Make sure to use enough olive oil to cover garlic cloves.)
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Remove garlic and set aside as soon as garlic turns golden brown, reserve garlic oil and allow to cool
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Turn on a food processor fitted with the steel blades and drop in the cooled roasted garlic
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When it is chopped and adhering to the sides of the bowl, stop the machine and scrape down the bowl
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Add cooled pine nuts and process with the garlic
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Scrape down the sides of the bowl
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Add lemon juice, salt, pepper and cayenne to the bowl, process to a puree
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Add the cilantro, parsley and basil and puree, stopping the machine to scrape down the sides several times
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Gradually add 5 tablespoons of cooled garlic roasting olive oil to puree, continue to process until smooth
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Transfer to a bowl and let sit for one hour
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SERVE WITH BEANS, CHICKEN, MEAT OR FISH, GRILLED OR ROASTED VEGETABLES OR GRAINS
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