Basil Pesto
Basil Pesto

Hey everyone, it is Jim, welcome to my recipe site. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a distinctive dish, basil pesto. One of my favorites food recipes. This time, I’m gonna make it a little bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Basil Pesto is one of the most favored of recent trending foods in the world. It is easy, it is fast, it tastes yummy. It is enjoyed by millions daily. Basil Pesto is something that I’ve loved my entire life. They are fine and they look fantastic.

To get started with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can have basil pesto using 6 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Basil Pesto:
  1. Take Fresh basil leaves
  2. Prepare Parmesan cheese
  3. Take Olive oil
  4. Make ready Pine nuts
  5. Prepare Garlic
  6. Get Salt and pepper
Instructions to make Basil Pesto:
  1. Roast your garlic in the oven. (You don't have to do this, but it will give your pesto a nice flavour.) preheat your oven to 400°F. See how in my recipe attached. - - https://cookpad.com/us/recipes/352246-roasted-garlic
  2. Pick your fresh basil leaves
  3. Wash the basil
  4. Combine the basil, garlic, salt n pepper and pine nuts in your food processor and pulse a few times.
  5. If you want to freeze your pesto, don't add the cheese now. Simply add the olive oil slowly while you mix the ingredients. Then line some ice cube trays with plastic wrap and pour in your pesto to freeze. Add a layer of plastic wrap on top, making no room for air. Later, you can pop these out and melt them in a pan and then add your Parmesan cheese to taste.
  6. If you want to enjoy some fresh pesto, add the cheese (not the full amount - eyeball it based on how much you froze) and mix it in the food processor. If you didn't opt to freeze, slowly add in your olive oil while mixing. Scrape down the sides to get all the ingredients mixed in well.

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