Basil Pecan Pesto recipe

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Ingredients

3 cups fresh basil leaves
1 ½ cups pecans
4 cloves garlic
½ cup shredded Parmesan cheese
¾ cup olive oil
½ teaspoon kosher salt
1 pinch ground black pepper to taste

Nutrition Info

232 calories
carbohydrate: 2.7 g
cholesterol: 2.9 mg
fat: 24.3 g
fiber: 1.5 g
protein: 2.9 g
saturatedFat: 3.3 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 131.9 mg
sugar: 0.6 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Blend the basil, pecans, garlic, Parmesan cheese, olive oil, salt, and pepper together in a food processor until the mixture becomes a slightly chunky paste.

Recipe Yield

12 servings

Recipe Note

I prefer the taste of pecans over the pine nuts usually called for in pesto recipes. I developed this recipe over a summer of trial and error and prefer it to all other pesto recipes!

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