Barefoot Contessa's Pistou
This delicious pistou is actually taken from a provencal vegetable soup recipe by the barefoot contessa. the pistou is meant to be added to the soup just before serving. while a wonderful addition for the soup, it was hard to keep my dh from eating all the pistou on crusty italian bread! now it is requested on a regular basis and tastes great with bread, crackers, or even raw veggies. you can even toss it with hot pasta. it's a little garlicky tho, so you may want to cut back on the garlic if you don't want it that strong.
Steps
Place the garlic , tomato paste , basil , and parmesan in the bowl of a food processor and puree.
With the motor running , slowly pour the olive oil down the feed tube to make a paste.
Pack into a container , pour a film of olive oil on top , and close the lid.
Can also be whirled in a blender.
Ingredients
garlic cloves, tomato paste, basil leaves, parmesan cheese, olive oil