SAUCES

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Pesto

A classic pasta sauce from Italy. One cup is enough for

1pound of pasta. It's also good on boiled potatoes or in sojps.

INGREDIENTS

3ounces imported Parmesan cheese, at room temperature, in 1-inch pieces

3small garlic clove, peeled

2cups tightly packed fresh basil leaves 1/4 cup pine nuts

1/2 teaspoon salt 1/4 cup olive oil

1cupyield

Use metal blade to chop cheese and garlic, about 30 seconds. Add remaining ingredients except oil and process until combined, about 8 pulses. With machine running, pour oil through feed tube. Process until combined, about 10 seconds. Scrape down bowl and continue processing until smooth, about 20 seconds.

This keeps for up to 5 days in the refrigeratorand it also freezes well. Some people prefer to omit the cheesewhen freezing pesto and add it just before serving.

Mexican Salsa

Serve this sauceas a toppingfortacos, orwith grilled fish or chicken. It is bestwhen fresh; it may become slightly bitter after standing a day.

INGREDIENTS

1-1/2 jalapeno peppers 1/2 medium onion

1/3 cup packed cilantro leaves* 1/8 teaspoon salt

2teaspoons lime juice

3medium tomatoes, cored and quartered

2 cupsyield

Cut peppers in half lengthwise, remove and discard stems, seeds and membranes. (Handle hot peppers with care. Their oil may irritateyour skin and cause your eyes to sting. Wash handsafter handling them.) Peel and quarter onion.

Use metal blade to process peppers and cilantro until finelychopped, about 20 seconds. Scrape bowl, add salt and lime juice and pulse twice.

Add tomatoes and onions and pulse until they are coarsely chopped, about 10 to 12 times.

Transfer to serving dish, stir and serve within 1 or 2 hours.

'Substitute flat-leaf parsley if cilantro is not available.

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Cuisinart DLC-10S manual Sauces, Pesto, Teaspoons lime juice Medium tomatoes, cored and quartered
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DLC-10S specifications

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