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Chef Steve’s Homemade Pesto – serve hot or cold
SERVINGS: Makes about 1 1/2 cups

Ingredients
3/4 cup pine nuts
5 cups basil leaves, chilled and perfectly dry
6 small garlic cloves, quartered
1/2 cup freshly grated Pecorrino-Romano cheese
1/3 cup parmesan cheese
3/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for sealing
1 finely cut and jalapeño pepper with seeds and ribs to taste
Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper to taste

Directions
put all items in a Cuisinart food processor with oil ground to desire
NOTE: Chef Steve recommends coarsely ground pesto on pasta
or smoothly ground pesto on any BBQ meat sandwiches

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Vinny's Home and Garden is a full service garden center featuring home grown flowering plants, annuals, perennials, trees, shrubs and related garden supplies. We carry garden fertilizers, soils and mulch. We are one of the area's best Weber Grill dealers. We offer propane refilling, grill accessories, gas grills and a trained staff to help you. We are located in East Hartford, CT and we serve the greater Hartford county as well as Connecticut and Massachussets.