Cosmo Cooking

There we were, on the last day of our stay in Paris we went to a cosy street-bistro in Montmartre for lunch. Inspired by a delicious bowl of salad, we tried to recreate this atmosphere. Luckily our basil plant has grown much into a little monster, thus we had to transform our hedge into an Italian speciality. Home-made pesto. When made by yourself, you kitchen should smell like a jungle of herbs.

Luckily we still had a very nice bottle from our former Parisian neighbours Marc & Emmanuelle, who have family that make this great Pineau des Charentes.

Ingredients

• 30 gr of basil
• 50 gr pine nuts
• 50 gr Parmigiano
• 75 ml olive oil
• 1 clove garlic
• pinch salt & pepper

Put the basil, pine seeds, salt, pepper and garlic in a small blender and mix it for a full minute. Add the cheese and mix it well. Finally, pour slowly the oil in the running mixer.