Basic Pesto Recipe
"Great recipe... Can be frozen and stored for future use. I grow basil at home, and use most of it for this recipe."
- Ready In:
- 25mins
- Ingredients:
- 3
- Serves:
-
4-6
ingredients
- 2 cups fresh basil leaves, packed
- 1⁄4 cup grated parmesan cheese
- 1⁄2 cup olive oil
directions
- Place basil leaves in small batches in processor until well chopped (do about 3/4 cup at a time). Add about 1/3 the nuts and garlic, blend again.
- Add about 1/3 of the Parmesan cheese; blend while slowly adding about 1/3 of the olive oil, stopping to scrape down sides of container
- Process basil pesto it forms a thick smooth paste. Repeat until all ingredients are used, mix all batches together well.
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Reviews
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You mention garlic and nuts, but not in the list of ingredients. How much garlic and how much and what kind of nuts?
