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Yield: About 1 cup of pesto. |
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Cook Time: None. |
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Tips: Store in refrigerator. Using live,
growing basil in pots is recommended. |
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Suggestion: Delicious with pasta,
sandwiches, pizza, appetizers and more. |
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Pesto (sometimes referred to as
"Pesto Sauce" is a full-flavored and vibrantly green-colored
sauce made from fresh basil leaves, pine nuts, garlic,
Parmesan cheese and olive oil. This Pesto recipe is
incredibly easy to make, and processes in your food
processor in just seconds. Some stores do carry premade
pesto in a jar, but once you see how easy this pesto sauce
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absolutely delicious it is, you'll become a dedicated
and loyal follower of homemade pesto.
There are typically 2 types of
basil leaves you can purchase from the store in the produce
section. One style
comes in a plastic rectangular container with basil leaves
that have already been picked and packed into the container.
The other (and the best kind to buy) is alive and is still
growing in a miniature pot filled with dirt. The leaves on
the live plant are healthy and colorful, and will last for
quite some time on your countertop, as long as you keep them
resting in a small bowl partially filled with water (these basil plants
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specific easy watering
directions). Both will definitely work with
this recipe, but if you have a choice, I strongly recommend
choosing the live plant. Pesto can be used in an endless
variety of food preparations, including pasta, pizza,
sandwiches, appetizers, and the list goes on. You can check
out some recipes that use pesto or fresh basil below (or use your
imagination!). |
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Ingredients
2 cups fresh basil
leaves
3 large cloves garlic
1/4 cup pine nuts
1/2 cup Parmesan cheese
1/3 cup olive oil
Directions
Place basil leaves, garlic
cloves, pine nuts and Parmesan cheese into food processor
bowl and mix until mixture becomes crumbly. (Note: Stop once
during processing to scrape ingredients from sides and bottom of bowl to ensure blades incorporate all ingredients.) While briefly
processing again,
gradually add olive oil through top opening of processor
until
thoroughly blended (about 10 seconds). Remove food processor top and stir
briefly by hand to make sure oil and mixture are evenly
combined.
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