Creamy pesto sauce

Creamy pesto sauce

Pesto:

• 1/4 c. walnuts
• handful soaked and dried pepitas
• 1 to 2 cloves garlic
• 2 c. basil leaves
• 1/3 to 1/2 c. olive oil
• 1 Tbs. cream cheese
• 1/2 tsp. sea salt

Process first 3 ingredients until fine.  Add rest of the ingredients and process.

Cream sauce:

• 3 Tbs. butter
• 2 Tbs. cornstarch
• 2 to 3 c. milk

Melt butter in a pan, stir in the cornstarch until smooth.  Add milk little at a time until desired thickness is achieved.  Keep heat low.

Take cream sauce off heat, add pesto.  Use as topping for pasta.