In article >,
Rusty > wrote:

> Dee Randall wrote:
> > I am reading Giada's Everyday Italian book. She gives a recipe for arugula
> > pesto (2 cups fresh arugula) no nuts. Just cheese and olive oil and garlic.
> >
> > Has anyone made pesto made solely of arugula?
> > Thanks.
> > Dee Dee
> >
> >
>
> My daughter's SIL is making and selling arugula pesto. I was given a
> jar. The ingredients are arugula, olive oil, garlic, pine nuts, salt,
> pepper. Where is the Parmesan cheese??? It looks very runny. I don't
> even want to try it. How can it be sold as pesto? Isn't cheese one of
> the main ingredients in pesto? Each to her own, I guess. Rusty

Hm.

When mom and I made it, we used LOTS of basil, olive oil, parmesan
cheese, pine nuts and garlic. I don't use salt in anything as I prefer
to add it afterwards, and Parm. is pretty salty by and of itself.
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