Pesto Change-O

To change 5 simple ingredients into a tasty and healthy spread, try making homemade pesto.  A food processor makes the task of combining ingredients a bit easier, but a mortar and pestle works perfectly fine to combine everything by hand as well.

 Start with fresh basil, parmigiana cheese (cut or broken into small chunks), toasted pine nuts (toasted walnuts make a great substitute), and olive oil.

Place the solid ingredients in a food processor and drizzle olive oil over.  Pulse several times, adding additional olive oil to reach the desired consistency.  Enjoy on bread or pasta.
Note: if using a mortar and pestle to combine ingredients by hand, be sure to chop the ingredients into small pieces before combining to ensure a more even consistency when combined.