Basil Pesto

Ingredients

• ½ cup pine nuts
• 3 oz. Parmesan cheese, grated (about ¾ cup)
• 2 garlic cloves, finely grated
• 6 cups fresh basil leaves, loosely packed (about 3 bunches)
• ¾ cup extra-virgin olive oil
• 1 tsp. Diamond Crystal or ½ tsp. Morton kosher salt
• 12 oz. dried long pasta (such as spaghetti, linguine, or bucatini)
• Kosher salt
• 2 Tbsp. unsalted butter, cut into 4 pieces
• Finely grated Parmesan cheese, for garnish

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