Classic Pesto
photo by mary winecoff
- Ready In:
- 10mins
- Ingredients:
- 7
- Yields:
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1 cup
ingredients
- 354.88 ml fresh basil, loosely packed
- 59.14 ml flat leaf parsley
- 59.14 ml pine nuts, lightly toasted
- 2 garlic cloves, roughly chopped
- 118.29 ml parmesan cheese, freshly grated
- 78.78 ml extra virgin olive oil
- salt and pepper
directions
- Combine and whirl basil, parsley, pine nuts and garlic in a food processor until chopped.
- Add cheese gradually pour in oil processing until smooth.
- Add salt and pepper to taste.
- Transfer to a small bowl and cover in plastic wrap, pressing the wrap on to the surface to prevent browning.
- Use within a week or freeze.
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Reviews
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I make pesto several times a year because I got tired of buying it in the store and we seem so go through it so quickly. This was my second batch of the season (the first one I used all parsley!) and I have to say I like the basil taste the best. I planted a whole bed of basil just for pesto. Made for ZWT7.
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Excellent pesto recipe. My basil is going great guns this year and I also grew parsley for the first time so this recipe was just what I needed! I cut the oil to 1/4 cup and used a bit less parmesan (only because I ran out). I also ran out of pine nuts so subbed almonds for the remainder. I expect I'll be making this one a few more times this year with the amount of basil I have :) Thanks for sharing!
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Great basic pesto recipe...I made a huge batch where I used about 1/2 of the amount of cheese and oil in proportion to the greens & nuts, and I made two even HUGE-ER {lol} batches eliminating the cheese altogether (I used nutritional yeast in one ... I have been vegan for several months now, but my husband isn't PLUS I simply didn't have that much cheese {lol}) -so very versatile and adaptable (I played with nut subs too)- I think I will be making this another couple of dozen times based on the amount of basil my garden has produced this season :) - made for the " I Recommend Tag Game" so thanks to Marlitt for great easy recipe and thanks Boomette for the recommendation :)
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