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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