Recipe - Pesto Pie

2 cup Packed Basil
3 cup Garlic
One half cup Parmesan Cheese
5 tablespoon Olive Oil
1 cup Toasted walnuts or pine nuts
2 tablespoon Butter
1 tablespoon Oil
1 cup Chopped Onion
15 ounce Ricotta Cheese
4 Eggs
ds White Pepper
ds Salt
ds Nutmeg

Using first four ingredients make pesto in a blender until creamy. Then =
saute onion in oil and butter until soft. Then whisk ricotta cheese and
eggs with onion. Add spices and pour into prepared pie pan. Top with pesto
and swirl pesto into pie. Bake at 375ø for 30 minutes until firm and set.
Recipe By : From Melanie Jordan

Posted to MCRecipe Digest V1 #238

Date: Wed, 9 Oct 1996 13:51:13 0400

From: MommyKK@aol.com

NOTES : For crust cut 4 One half tablespoons chilled shortening and One fourth cup
butter e until a ball is formed roll out, put into a 9" pie pan and bake
with foil more. You can use a premade pie crust just bake as directed
above. Also