Description
Homemade basil pesto is made with fresh basil leaves, pine nuts, garlic, Romano or Parmesan cheese, extra virgin olive oil, and a little salt and pepper. It goes fabulous as a sandwich spread on a panini, with grilled chicken, even salmon
Ingredients
Scale
- 3 Cups Fresh Basil
- 1/3 Cup Pine Nuts
- 2 Cloves Garlic
- 1/2 Cup Parmesan Cheese, freshly grated
- 1/3 Cup Olive oil
- Sea Salt and Pepper to taste
Instructions
- Place all ingredients, minus the olive oil, into a food processor.
- Pulse a few times to combine.
- Drizzle the olive oil through the chute of the processor and continue pulsing until a nice creamy pesto forms, stopping to scrape the sides once or twice.
- Enjoy the basil for up to 5 days in the refrigerator covering with a layer of olive oil and plastic wrap.
