Best Pesto Ever (Tom & Erin)

Best Pesto Ever (Tom & Erin)

2 cups basil
1/2 cup olive oil
2 Tablespoons pine nuts
2 cloves garlic, lightly crushed
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese
2 tablespoons pecorino
3 tablespoons butter softened

1. Wash basil by filling up a pan and submerging basil and changing the water several times.
2. Put basil, olive oil, pine nuts, garlic cloves, and salt in blender and mix at high speed.
3. When blended, pour into a bowl and beat in 2 grated cheeses.
4. Beat in softened butter with spoon.
5. Before spooning the pesto over pasta, add to it a tablespoon or so of the hot water in which the pasta has been boiled.