HomemadeBasil Pesto
“Fresh basil pesto from scratch! Classic homemade pesto recipe with fresh basil leaves, pine nuts, garlic, olive oil, parmesan cheese, salt, and pepper.”
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Homemade Basil Pesto
YIELD
6 servings
CUISINE
Italian
TIME
15 minutes
COURSE
Condiments
Ingredients
Homemade & fresh
– 2 cups basil leaves tightly packed, approx 46 grams. Cleaned – 1/3 cup pine nuts – 2 garlic cloves – 1/4 cup parmesan – 1/4 tsp salt – 1/4 tsp ground pepper – 1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil
You will need:
Instructions
Simple & easy-to-follow
Step 1
Heat a pan and toast the pine nuts until they turn light brown. Let it cool for 5 minutes.
Step 2
In a mixer jar or blender, add the basil leaves, garlic, toasted pine nuts, cheese, salt, and pepper.
Step 3
Pulse it coarsely like below.
Step 4
Now scrape the sides and add half the amount of olive oil and blend again
Step 5
Add the rest and blend until you get the desired consistency. If you are not planning to use it right away, then store it in an air-tight container.
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