Basil Pesto

You will want to put this more than just your pizzas and pastas – avocado toasts, poached eggs, caprese salad, bake it into bread, mix it into hummus, and I could go on forever. Delicious.

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5 from 5 votes

Basil Pesto

You will want to put this more than just your pizzas and pastas - avocado toasts, poached eggs, caprese salad, bake it into bread, mix it into hummus, and I could go on forever. Delicious.

Prep Time10 mins

Cook Time5 mins

Total Time15 mins

Course: Condiment

Cuisine: Italian

Servings: 4

Calories: 207kcal

Author: Candice

Ingredients

• 3 cups packed basil Stems removed
• 2 cloves garlic Rough chopped
• 1/4 cup toasted pine nuts
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 1/4 cup parmesan grated
• salt and pepper to taste

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Instructions

• Trim the stems off the basil.
• Quarter or roughly chop the garlic (if you put it in the food processor whole they will not break down)
• Toast pine nuts.
• Put the basil, garlic, and pine nuts and 1/4 tsp pepper in the food processor.
• With the food processor on, slowly add the olive oil.
• Finely grate the parmesan into a medium sized bowl. The parmesan is salty so we don't add salt until the end.
• Add the contents of the food processor to the parmesan.
• Season with salt and pepper to taste.

Nutrition

Calories: 207kcal | Carbohydrates: 2g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 21g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 4mg | Sodium: 101mg | Potassium: 103mg | Vitamin A: 1000IU | Vitamin C: 3.7mg | Calcium: 109mg | Iron: 1.2mg

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