Name: Pesto Fondue                                  Serves: 6-8 portions

Category: Fondue, Hors D       Cuisine: Italian          Source: SP

Ingredients:

1 clove garlic, halved
1 cup white wine
1 1/2 cups grated Fontina cheese
1 1/2 cups grated Swiss or Emmentaler Cheese
1/2 cup Romano cheese
2 to 3 Tbs flour

1/2 cup basic Pesto (see separate recipe)

Rub a fondue pot or ceramic heat-proof pot
with garlic. Add wine and heat until hot.

Toss cheeses with with flour to coat.

Add cheese to pot a handful at a time, stirring
constantly and waiting until each addition melts before
adding the next. Check consistantcy and add more wine
or cheese, if needed.

Just before serving swirl the pesto on the top of the
fondue in a decorative pattern.

Serve with 1 inch pieces of fried sweet Italian sausage,
cubed of French bread and cherry tomatoes for dipping.