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Basil Pesto

Our Best Pesto Recipe

Contributor: Christine Pittman
  • Author: Lyndsay Burginger
  • Prep Time: 10 minutes
  • Cook Time: 0 minutes
  • Total Time: 10 minutes
  • Yield: 1 cup 1x
  • Category: Sauce
  • Method: Mix
  • Cuisine: Italian

Ingredients

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  • 1 and 1/2 cups loosely packed fresh basil leaves
  • 1/2 cup loosely packed fresh parsley leaves
  • 1/3 cup pine nuts, toasted
  • 12 cloves garlic (depending on their size and how garlicky you want it)
  • 1/2 cup tasty olive oil
  • 1/2 tsp. salt
  • 1/4 tsp. coarse black pepper
  • 1/4 cup finely grated Parmesan

Instructions

  1. Wash and dry the basil and parsley well.
  2. Using a knife, chop the basil, parsley, pine nuts and garlic. Put them in a food processor.
  3. Add the olive oil, salt and pepper. Pulse until will chopped but not smooth.
  4. Stir in the Parmesan cheese.