Basil Pesto
Basil Pesto

Hello everybody, it is me again, Dan, welcome to my recipe site. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a distinctive dish, basil pesto. One of my favorites. For mine, I’m gonna make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.

Basil Pesto is one of the most popular of current trending foods on earth. It’s easy, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. Basil Pesto is something which I have loved my whole life. They are nice and they look wonderful.

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 can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Basil Pesto:
  1. Get 2 cup Fresh basil leaves
  2. Make ready 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese
  3. Prepare 1/2 cup Olive oil
  4. Prepare 1/3 cup Pine nuts
  5. Make ready 5 clove Garlic
  6. Take 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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