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Pasta with broccoli-pine nut pesto

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Ingredients:
8 cupBroccoli florets (from about
1 ?lb. of broccoli
1 lbsOrecchiette or farfalle
(bowtie) pasta
1/4 cupPine nuts
4 largeGarlic cloves
3 tbspOlive oil
1 tbspWhite wine vinegar
1/2 tspDried crushed red pepper
Grated Parmesan cheese
Procedures:
1Cook broccoli florets in large pot of boiling salted water until just tender, about 6 minutes.
2Using slotted spoon, transfer broccoli to colander and drain.
3Add pasta to same pot of water and cook until tender but still firm to bite.
4Drain pasta; reserve ?cup cooking liquid.
5Return pasta to same pot.
6With processor running, drop pine nuts and garlic through feed tube and chop finely.
7Scrape down sides of work bowl.
8Add broccoli, ?cup reserved cooking liquid, oil, vinegar and crushed red pepper; process to coarse puree.
9Pour sauce over pasta; toss over medium-low heat until heated through, adding remaining cooking liquid as needed if necessary if sauce is too thick.
10Season with salt and pepper.
11Serve, passing cheese separately.