Homemade Pesto recipe

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Ingredients

4 cups packed fresh basil leaves
¼ cup Italian parsley
2 cloves garlic, peeled and lightly crushed
1 cup pine nuts
1 ½ cups shredded Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
½ cup extra-virgin olive oil, or more as needed
salt and ground black pepper to taste

Nutrition Info

388.7 calories
carbohydrate: 5.4 g
cholesterol: 14.4 mg
fat: 35.8 g
fiber: 1.6 g
protein: 14.1 g
saturatedFat: 7.9 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 342.9 mg
sugar: 0.9 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Place basil, Italian parsley, and garlic into a food processor, pulse several times to combine, and process until basil is finely chopped, about 30 seconds. Add pine nuts to basil mixture, process until finely chopped, 30 more seconds. Process Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese into mixture until finely ground.

  2. Mix lemon juice into mixture with the machine running, slowly drizzle olive oil into pesto in the running machine until incorporated and pesto is thoroughly combined. Turn off machine and season pesto to taste with salt and black pepper.

Recipe Yield

6 servings

Recipe Note

A fresh-tasting pesto that can easily be used alone on pasta, crostini, pizza;or add some to your favorite spaghetti sauce for a delicious special flavor! Use pine nuts, walnuts, or a combination of both.

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