Description
Take the time to toast your garlic and bruise your basil for the best homemade pesto of your life!
Ingredients
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- 3 garlic cloves, unpeeled
- 1/4 cup pine nuts
- 2 cups fresh basil leaves
- 7 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- Salt and pepper
- 1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese
Instructions
- Toast the garlic in a dry skillet over medium heat, shaking the pan occasionally, until it
becomes soft and spotty, about 8 minutes. Remove from pan and set aside until cool
enough to handle, remove and discard the skins. - Place the pine nuts in the same pan and toast until browned and fragrant, about 4 minutes.
- Place the basil leaves in a gallon-sized ziplock plastic bag and pound the bag with the flat
side of a meat pounder or rolling pin until all of the leaves are bruised. - Place garlic, pine nuts, basil leaves, and olive oil in a food processor and process until
smooth, scraping down the sides of the bowl as necessary. Remove the blade and stir in
the parmesan cheese. Add salt and pepper to taste.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: recipes
- Method: food processor
- Cuisine: Italian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1.5 tablespoons
- Calories: 195
- Sugar: 0.2 grams
- Fat: 21 grams
- Saturated Fat: 3.2 grams
- Trans Fat: 0 grams
- Carbohydrates: 1.9 grams
- Fiber: 0.3 grams
- Protein: 2.2 grams