5 from 4 votes
Easy Homemade Pesto
This Homemade Pesto Genovese has just 7 simple ingredients and is so delicious, you'll never want to eat store-bought again!
Prep Time
10 mins
Total Time
10 mins
Servings:
1
cup
Calories:
68 kcal
Course:
Condiments
Cuisine:
Italian
Ingredients
- 2 ½ cups basil stems removed, 50 g, packed, fresh
- ¼ cup pine nuts 20 g
- ½ cup Parmesan Cheese 50 g, fresh grated
- 3-4 cloves garlic
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ tsp black pepper
- ½ cup extra virgin olive oil 120 mL
Instructions
- Blitz: Place basil, pine nuts, parmesan, garlic, salt, and pepper in a food processor and blend until evenly mixed and finely ground. With a spoon or spatula, scrape down the sides to ensure everything is nice and mixed.
- Pour: With food processor running, slowly pour in the oil.
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Notes
- *Add toasty flavor by toasting pine nuts in a skillet until golden brown.
- To store pesto, transfer to a clean container and top with a bit of olive oil. Cover and place in fridge for up to a week.
Variations of this pesto:
Use leafy greens instead of basil. Spinach, kale, and even carrot tops all work well! Guide to leafy greens pesto here. Replace the pine nuts with a different nut, like almonds or walnuts. Add avocado to replace some of the olive oil, like we do in this Zucchini Pasta with Avocado Pesto. Add roasted pepper to give your pesto a pop of color and smokiness.
- Use leafy greens instead of basil. Spinach, kale, and even carrot tops all work well! Guide to leafy greens pesto here.
- Replace the pine nuts with a different nut, like almonds or walnuts.
- Add avocado to replace some of the olive oil, like we do in this Zucchini Pasta with Avocado Pesto.
- Add roasted pepper to give your pesto a pop of color and smokiness.
Nutrition Information
Serving
1Tbsp
Calories
68kcal
(3%)
Carbohydrates
0.4g
(0%)
Protein
1.3g
(3%)
Fat
7.3g
(11%)
Saturated Fat
1.4g
(7%)
Cholesterol
2mg
(1%)
Sodium
89mg
(4%)
Potassium
14mg
(0%)
Fiber
0.1g
(0%)
Sugar
0g
(0%)
Calcium
38mg
(4%)
Iron
0mg
(0%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 1 cup
Amount Per Serving
Calories 68
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1Tbsp | |
| Calories | 68kcal | 3% |
| Carbohydrates | 0.4g | 0% |
| Protein | 1.3g | 3% |
| Fat | 7.3g | 11% |
| Saturated Fat | 1.4g | 7% |
| Cholesterol | 2mg | 1% |
| Sodium | 89mg | 4% |
| Potassium | 14mg | 0% |
| Fiber | 0.1g | 0% |
| Sugar | 0g | 0% |
| Calcium | 38mg | 4% |
| Iron | 0mg | 0% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.