Name: Homemade Basil Pesto Sauce Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Yield: 12
Ingredients: 6 oz fresh basil leaves; ½ cup Pine nuts; ½ cup parmesan cheese; 2 cloves garlic; ½ tsp salt; ½ cup extra virgin olive oil

Homemade Basil Pesto Sauce Recipe

How To Make Homemade Basil Pesto Sauce

Pesto sauce is a classic Italian sauce in many pasta, meat, and salad dishes. Impart bites of basil, pine nuts, and garlic to meals with this easy recipe.

Preparation: 10 minutes

Cooking:

Total: 10 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

6ozfresh basil leaves,(about 6 cups), lightly packed
½cuppine nuts
½cupparmesan cheese,grated
2garlic cloves
½tspsalt
½cupextra virgin olive oil

Instructions

Place half of the basil leaves into a food processor with all of the pine nuts, parmesan cheese, garlic cloves, and salt. Pulse until the ingredients are finely chopped but not quite a paste.
Use a spatula to scrape down the sides of the food processor and add the remaining basil. Continue to pulse until paste-like consistency forms.
Remove the lid and slowly pour half in the olive oil and pulse the ingredients together until it’s mixed well. For a more liquid style pesto, add the remaining olive oil and pulse again to mix.
Taste the sauce and just the seasoning as desired.
Serve over salads, pasta, and other desired dishes, and enjoy!