Pesto Sauce recipes

Made this at volunteering in kitchen. Its actually very simple if you have the ingredients and a food processor. All we used is:
4 cup fresh basil leaves, don't need to chop
1 cups grated Parmesan cheese
3 garlic cloves
1 tsp salt
1/4 -1/2 cup oil

Add basil, salt, and garlic into the processor and process it a bit then steadily pour the cheese in and then the oil. The consistency looked like the first picture below. 


I found a few different pesto recipe. I wasn't instructed to add salt and pepper so I didn't add any. And I just peeled the garlic and pulsed it in blender to chop it up.

The pesto I made looked like the 2nd picture. It was a bit chunky and I think it looked unpleasant but the chef said it's ready, done.


Pesto sauce with pine nuts:
2 cup fresh basil leaves
1/4 cup pine nuts
3 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 cup Parmesan cheese grated
1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
salt and pepper to taste

To make pesto sauce, put basil, pine nuts, garlic, and parmesan cheese in a food process. Pulse them together as you drizzle the olive oil through a tube until well blended.Season with salt and pepper

Pesto sauce with walnuts:
3 cups fresh basil leaves
 1 1/2 cups chopped walnuts
 4 cloves garlic, peeled
 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
 1 cup olive oil
 salt and pepper to taste

In a food processor, blend together basil leaves, nuts, garlic, and cheese. Pour in oil slowly while still mixing. Stir in salt and pepper.

Cilantro Pesto:
2 cups, packed, of cilantro, large stems removed
1/2 cup blanched almonds
1/4 cup chopped red onion
1/2 teaspoon chopped and seeded serrano chile
1 teaspoon Kosher salt
1/4 cup olive oil

In a food processor, pulse the cilantro, almonds, onion, chile, and salt until well blended. With the food processor running, slowly add the olive oil in a steady stream. Add more oil as needed for your use.

Quinoa Salad Recipe

I made this in Agrace kitchen. Never had red quinoa before. Has a unique texture. I didn't really like the taste because I don't like basil very much so I think it tasted weird. I'm not sure if herb dressing was a vinaigrette because I couldn't taste the sourness. So I think it was just plain oil blend with herbs. Don't know, got to test it out. Well if it were me I would add olive oil.

Need:
drained, cooked red quinoa
chopped fresh cilantro - want the stem to be chopped smaller than the leaves part
chopped fresh basil leaves
Fresh Herb Vinaigrette - makes the quinoa moist and not dry
salt - add to your taste

mix together.

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