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basil pesto in a bowl

Basil Pesto

Catherine
Easy to make basil pesto which is better than anything you will purchase in a jar! Can't beat that homemade freshness!
5 from 2 votes
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Total Time 5 minutes
Course Sauces
Cuisine Italian
Servings 4 servings
Calories 226 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 4 cups basil
  • 1/3 cup pine nuts (can sub walnuts if you don't have pine nuts on hand)
  • 1/4 cup Parmesan
  • 3/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 clove garlic
  • juice of 1 lemon
  • 1/4 cup olive oil

Instructions
 

  • In your food processor, add basil, pine nuts, garlic, Parmesan, salt and lemon juice. Pulse until it resembles a coarse meal.
  • With the processor running, slowly begin to drizzle in olive oil.

Notes

  • If storing for future use, the pesto can be kept in a sealed container in the fridge for a few days. To freeze and store pesto, spoon pesto into an ice cube tray. Once frozen, transfer frozen cubes into a ziploc bag or freezer safe container.

    • Note: Metric ingredient measurements are provided as a courtesy using a third-party calculator and are rounded to the nearest unit. The recipes provided on this site have not been tested with metric measurements and their accuracy cannot be verified.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 226kcalCarbohydrates: 3gProtein: 5gFat: 23gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 5gMonounsaturated Fat: 12gCholesterol: 4mgSodium: 538mgPotassium: 147mgFiber: 1gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 1318IUVitamin C: 5mgCalcium: 120mgIron: 2mg

    The nutritional information provided is based on third-party calculations and is an estimate only. Accurate nutritional facts will vary based on the particular brands used, portion sizes, measurement accuracy and more.

    Keyword basil, food processor, fresh herbs, pine nuts
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