BASIL PECAN PESTO
- Ready In:
- 10mins
- Ingredients:
- 8
- Yields:
-
2 cups
- Serves:
- 4
ingredients
- 2 cups basil leaves
- 1⁄2 cup parsley
- 1⁄2 cup pecans, toasted
- 3 -4 garlic cloves
- 1⁄2 cup olive oil
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄2 cup parmesan cheese
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
directions
- Toast pecans and pulse in food processor.
- Add basil, parsley, parmesan cheese and garlic cloves. Pulse again.
- Add olive oil, salt and lemon juice.
- Pulse again until fairly smooth. Taste for seasonings. DONE.
- If you are using for a pasta sauce, add some of the pasta water to thin it down.
- If you are using on pizza, bake pizza first and then drizzle pesto over while hot.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
manushag
Scranton