I used more walnuts than pine nuts in the mix; at $39.00 a pound, pine nuts are too dear! when I'm feeling flush, I grab a handful from the bulk bin. And I'm always shocked at how much that handful costs.
I read somewhere long ago that you shouldn't add the cheese to the mix until you are ready to combine it with the pasta (or whatever). So I don't, though I don't know why that would make much of a difference, do you?
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It can't hurt.
Then I've been making it wrong all this time!
E.'s allergic to tree nuts and I don't trust pine nuts either (even though they're technically seeds) so I made pesto recently with pepitas (pumpkin seeds). I thought it was really good!
i heard that thing about the cheese also, but i don't pay it any mind.
my pesto seems fine - fresh or frozen with the cheese added at time of preparation.
it is awful about the price of pine nuts. i though 25.99/lb was bad - but 39/lb UNBELIEVABLE!
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