West Coast Pesto

Leo’s Take: It’s delicious, you can have it with anything. Pasta, eggs, chicken, fresh mozzarella, crackers, grilled shrimp… and so much more.

Ingredients:

• 2 cups fresh basil leaves (packed)

• 1.5 cups arugula from Star Route Farms

• 4 roasted garlic cloves

• 1/3 cup pecorino

• 1/3 cup toasted pine nuts

• 1 tsp red chili flakes

• olive oil

• 1 tsp salt

• zest of 1 lemon

Instructions:

1. Roast garlic.

2. Toast pine nuts in skillet till browned. Let cool

3. . Combine all ingredients in a food processor. Add olive oil while running until desired consistency