Hey everyone, it is Jim, welcome to our recipe site. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a distinctive dish, fresh basil pesto. It is one of my favorites. This time, I will make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Classic, simple basil pesto recipe with fresh basil leaves, pine nuts, garlic, Romano or Parmesan cheese, extra virgin olive oil, and salt and pepper. I hope you enjoy this easy Fresh Basil Pesto recipe! Pesto is the perfect use for your summer garden basil surplus.
Fresh Basil pesto is one of the most popular of recent trending foods on earth. It is appreciated by millions daily. It is simple, it is fast, it tastes delicious. They are fine and they look fantastic. Fresh Basil pesto is something that I have loved my whole life.
To get started with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can have fresh basil pesto using 8 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Fresh Basil pesto:
- Prepare 3 cup fresh basil leaves, washed and cut
- Get 1/2 cup parsley, washed and cut(optional)
- Take 4 cloves garlic
- Get 1/2 cup olive oil
- Prepare 1/2 lemon, squeezed
- Make ready 1/2 tsp sea salt
- Get 1/2 cup cashew, toasted
- Make ready 3/4 cup grated parmesan cheese
Quick and versatile, pesto can be used in a variety of recipes like my sausage & garlic pesto flatbread, pesto. This basil pesto recipe is loaded with bold flavors and tastes stellar with a loaf of fresh, crusty bread. This is how my family makes basil pesto - it is easy to make, store, and eat! Enough pesto for a pound of pasta and recommended it tossed with linguine, capellini or meat or cheese tortellini.
Steps to make Fresh Basil pesto:
- Put all ingredients in a blender except the olive oil and lemon jus. Crush them until smooth.
- Remove from the blender and put in a bowl. Add olive oil and lemon juice. Stir well.
- Fresh basil pesto is ready to serve with pasta or whatever you desire. - You can keep it in the airtight container,so after you put in the airtight container add some olive oil on top of it and cover it. Keep in the fridge and it can stay 3 to 4 weeks. Enjoy.
This simple and easy fresh basil pesto is so versatile! Toss it with cooked pasta, spread it on BLT's While the pesto we make usually goes on a bed of freshly cooked pasta, we love using it on BLT's. Start with a bunch of fresh basil, and chop it in a food processor with pine nuts, garlic, and parmesan cheese. Now what to do what to do… Here's a few of my favorite ways to eat fresh pesto. Pesto is an uncooked sauce of fresh basil leaves, garlic, pine nuts, and dry aged cheese held together by olive oil.
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