Basil Cashew Pesto Recipe
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5.0
6 reviews
Excellent
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Prep Time
20 mins
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Total Time
20 mins
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Servings
20 Tablespoons
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Calories
37 kcal
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Course
Condiments
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Cuisine
Mediterranean, Italian
Basil Cashew Pesto Recipe
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Easy Basil Cashew Pesto Sauce made from scratch. Use mortar and pestle, food processor or blender to make this fresh paste.
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Ingredients
- 1½ Cup basil fresh packed, or 1 ounce, fresh
- ¼ Cup olive oil
- ½ Cup Parmigiano Reggiano cheese grated
- 1 Ounce cashews unsalted
- 2 Cloves garlic cloves peeled
- pinch salt *see Notes
Instructions
- In a mortar and pestle, add the fresh garlic cloves. Mash and grind small with the salt.
- Add in the cashews and crush small with the garlic.
- Pour some of the oil in and add all the fresh basil leaves.
- Crush and pound all the ingredients small, so that a paste is slowly formed.
- Pour the remaining oil and keep on pounding and mixing it all.
- Add in the parmesan cheese and mix it all in while grinding the ingredients together in the mortar until you have a smooth paste or a paste to your desired consistency.
- Take out the paste and store in an airtight container.
- If you use a food pressor or blender, simply combine all ingredients to a smooth paste.
Notes
- Use fresh Italian Basil leaves
- Try to get quality parmesan, Parmigiano Reggiano to get the most of your homemade Pesto.
- Use premium salts to enhance your Pesto such as pink Himalaya salt and Fleur de Sel.
- Nutritioin serving equals one Tablespoon. The paste amount is for one small jar.
- Cashew Pesto Recipe adapted from ricette.giallozafferano.it/Pesto-alla-Genovese.html
Nutrition Information
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Calories
37kcal
(2%)
Carbohydrates
1g
(0%)
Protein
1g
(2%)
Fat
4g
(6%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Cholesterol
1mg
(0%)
Sodium
20mg
(1%)
Potassium
15mg
(0%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
1g
(2%)
Vitamin A
105IU
(2%)
Vitamin C
0.4mg
(0%)
Calcium
19mg
(2%)
Iron
0.2mg
(1%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 20Tablespoons
Amount Per Serving
Calories 37 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 37kcal | 2% |
| Carbohydrates | 1g | 0% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 4g | 6% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Cholesterol | 1mg | 0% |
| Sodium | 20mg | 1% |
| Potassium | 15mg | 0% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 1g | 2% |
| Vitamin A | 105IU | 2% |
| Vitamin C | 0.4mg | 0% |
| Calcium | 19mg | 2% |
| Iron | 0.2mg | 1% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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