The real pesto

Recipes / Vegetarian

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Recipe «The real pesto» presented in category Recipes / Vegetarian, to prepare this dish you will need no more 5 minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author Gomer would need: 175g fresh basil leaves, 50g pine nuts, lightly toasted, 3 garlic cloves, 125g grated fresh parmesan, 200ml extra virgin olive oil .

Ingredients:

  • 175g fresh basil leaves 
  • 50g pine nuts, lightly toasted 
  • 3 garlic cloves 
  • 125g grated fresh parmesan 
  • 200ml extra virgin olive oil 

Instructions

  1. Place the basil, pine nuts, garlic and parmesan in a food processor and process to combine.
  2. Gradually add the oil in a thin, steady stream and process until you have a smooth paste.
  3. Store in an airtight jar (with a layer of olive oil covering pesto), in the fridge for 5 days.
  4. To freeze, make pesto without parmesan, then stir it into the defrosted pesto before serving.