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Basil Cashew Pesto Recipe
5 from 6 votes

Basil Cashew Pesto Recipe

Easy Basil Cashew Pesto Sauce made from scratch. Use mortar and pestle, food processor or blender to make this fresh paste.

Prep Time
20 mins
Total Time
20 mins
Servings: 20 Tablespoons
Calories: 37 kcal
Course: Condiments
Cuisine: Mediterranean, Italian

Ingredients

  • 1½ Cup basil packed, or 1 ounce, fresh
  • ¼ Cup olive oil
  • ½ Cup Parmigiano Reggiano cheese grated
  • 1 Ounce cashews unsalted
  • 2 Cloves garlic peeled, cloves
  • pinch salt *see Notes

Instructions

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  1. In a mortar and pestle, add the fresh garlic cloves. Mash and grind small with the salt.
  2. Add in the cashews and crush small with the garlic.
  3. Pour some of the oil in and add all the fresh basil leaves.
  4. Crush and pound all the ingredients small, so that a paste is slowly formed.
  5. Pour the remaining oil and keep on pounding and mixing it all.
  6. 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.
  7. Take out the paste and store in an airtight container.
  8. If you use a food pressor or blender, simply combine all ingredients to a smooth paste.

Notes

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  • 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

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: 20 Tablespoons

Amount Per Serving

Calories 37

% 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.