
How To Make Basic Pesto
A good pesto recipe is a must-have for every home cook. Learn how to make a basic version with basil, garlic and parmesan in this easy recipe.
Serves:
Ingredients
- â…“cupwalnuts
- 2largegarlic cloves,roughly chopped
- 2cupsfresh basil leaves,gently packed
- ½tspsalt
- ÂĽtspground black pepper
- â…”cupextra virgin olive oil
- ½cupparmigiano reggiano,grated
Instructions
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Place the walnuts and garlic in the bowl of a food processor fitted with a steel blade. Process until coarsely chopped.
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Add the basil leaves, salt, and pepper and process until mixture resembles a paste. With the processor running, slowly pour the olive oil through the feed tube and process until the pesto is thoroughly blended.
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Add the Parmesan and process a minute more. Use pesto immediately or store in a tightly sealed jar or air-tight plastic container, covered with a thin layer of olive oil (this seals out the air and prevents the pesto from oxidizing, which would turn it an ugly brown color).
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It will keep in the refrigerator for about a week.
Nutrition
- Calories:Â 160.05kcal
- Fat:Â 16.45g
- Saturated Fat:Â 3.22g
- Monounsaturated Fat:Â 11.08g
- Polyunsaturated Fat:Â 1.64g
- Carbohydrates:Â 0.75g
- Fiber:Â 0.12g
- Sugar:Â 0.09g
- Protein:Â 2.90g
- Cholesterol:Â 5.06mg
- Sodium:Â 102.97mg
- Calcium:Â 98.87mg
- Potassium:Â 26.51mg
- Iron:Â 0.32mg
- Vitamin A: 28.08µg
- Vitamin C:Â 1.18mg
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