Classic Basil Pesto
User Reviews
5
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Prep Time
10 mins
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Cook Time
5 mins
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Total Time
15 mins
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Servings
1 servings
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Calories
1502 kcal
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Course
Condiments
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Cuisine
Italian
Classic Basil Pesto
Description
The recipe starts by gently toasting garlic cloves and pine nuts in a skillet to develop mild flavors without burning. These toasted ingredients are pulsed in a food processor before fresh basil and parsley add herbal brightness. Olive oil is slowly streamed in to bind the ingredients into a smooth sauce.
Grated Parmesan cheese is incorporated last, contributing umami and creaminess. The final seasoning with salt and pepper adjusts the balance to taste, yielding a vibrant, versatile pesto suitable for pasta, sandwiches, or as a condiment.
This method keeps the pesto fresh and aromatic, leveraging the toasting step to deepen nutty and garlicky notes, and preserving the bright green color of fresh herbs by minimal processing.
The recipe yields about 1.5 to 2 cups, allowing for variable serving sizes depending on use.
Ingredients
- 2 - 3 cloves garlic
- 3 Tbsp pine nuts
- 1 1/2 cups basil fresh
- 1/4 cup parsley fresh flat leaf Italian
- 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 1/3 cup grated Parmesan Cheese fresh
- 1/4 tsp kosher salt
- black pepper to taste
- salt to taste
Instructions
- Add garlic cloves and pine nuts to a skillet and heat over MED LOW heat. Cook, stirring occasionally, for 3-5 minutes, until lightly toasted and fragrant. Set aside, off the heat.
- Add garlic and pine nuts to a food processor, add lid, and pulse approximately 7-10 times.
- Add basil and parsley, add lid, and pulse again, approximately 7-10 times.
- Switch on the food processor to continuously run with the lid on, and slowly stream in the olive oil through the small hole in the processor lid.
- Once it's come together and is all combined, remove lid and add cheese. Add lid and pulse a couple more times.
- Taste, and add salt and pepper until it's to your liking.
Notes
- This recipe produces between 1.5 and 2 cups of pesto depending on ingredient volumes and processing.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 1servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 1502 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 1502kcal | 75% |
| Carbohydrates | 13g | 4% |
| Protein | 35g | 70% |
| Fat | 149g | 229% |
| Saturated Fat | 29g | 145% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 22g | 129% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 90g | 450% |
| Cholesterol | 54mg | 18% |
| Sodium | 1279mg | 53% |
| Potassium | 502mg | 11% |
| Fiber | 3g | 12% |
| Sugar | 2g | 4% |
| Vitamin A | 3789IU | 76% |
| Vitamin C | 31mg | 34% |
| Calcium | 1051mg | 105% |
| Iron | 5mg | 28% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
User Reviews
Overall Rating
5
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