Basil Pesto

I LOVE BASIL PESTO!!!


I have been making my own pesto for many years now and I'm still shocked to meet people who don't know how to make this easy recipe.

I highly recommend buying a small vegetable chopper, it's about $10 to $20 depending on the brand but it's been my valuable tool in the kitchen for many years. 



The cheap ones last long if you take care not to overheat the motor by not chopping more than 10 seconds or just pulse the chopper.

Now on to yumminess...



Ingredients:

1-2 handfuls of basil leaves
1 large clove of garlic 
1/4 to 1/2 cup of Parmesan cheese 
1/8 to 2/8 cup of pine nuts or walnuts
1/2 to 3/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
Salt according to taste

 Instructions 


1. Wash and dry basil leaves, remove stalk
2. Place all ingredients in chopper starting 
with the minimum amount
3. Chop for about 10 seconds and pulse for another 10 seconds
4. Let the tiny chopper motor cool down 
(about 5-10 seconds)
5. Keep adding more of each ingredient according to taste and
Add more olive oil if the mixture is dry.
6. Repeat until all ingredients are blended well

Tip: Basil Pesto is according to taste and preferred texture, it's also about "layering" ingredients, adding a little at a time to the chopped basil leaves until desired taste and texture is achieved.



     


  
Pesto is versatile.
Cold or hot, on toast or crackers, over pasta, add to soups, tofu, vegetables, pesto mayonnaise for sandwiches, and even top over broiled or baked meat.


I love Basil Pesto ♥ 

Enjoy!



A Loaf of Richmond: Basil Pesto

Wednesday, February 20, 2013

Basil Pesto

I LOVE BASIL PESTO!!!


I have been making my own pesto for many years now and I'm still shocked to meet people who don't know how to make this easy recipe.

I highly recommend buying a small vegetable chopper, it's about $10 to $20 depending on the brand but it's been my valuable tool in the kitchen for many years. 



The cheap ones last long if you take care not to overheat the motor by not chopping more than 10 seconds or just pulse the chopper.

Now on to yumminess...



Ingredients:

1-2 handfuls of basil leaves
1 large clove of garlic 
1/4 to 1/2 cup of Parmesan cheese 
1/8 to 2/8 cup of pine nuts or walnuts
1/2 to 3/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
Salt according to taste

 Instructions 


1. Wash and dry basil leaves, remove stalk
2. Place all ingredients in chopper starting 
with the minimum amount
3. Chop for about 10 seconds and pulse for another 10 seconds
4. Let the tiny chopper motor cool down 
(about 5-10 seconds)
5. Keep adding more of each ingredient according to taste and
Add more olive oil if the mixture is dry.
6. Repeat until all ingredients are blended well

Tip: Basil Pesto is according to taste and preferred texture, it's also about "layering" ingredients, adding a little at a time to the chopped basil leaves until desired taste and texture is achieved.



     


  
Pesto is versatile.
Cold or hot, on toast or crackers, over pasta, add to soups, tofu, vegetables, pesto mayonnaise for sandwiches, and even top over broiled or baked meat.


I love Basil Pesto ♥ 

Enjoy!



1 Comments:

At April 8, 2013 at 7:58 AM , Blogger Liz @ iheartvegetables said...

I was JUST Telling my boyfriend that I wanted to make something with pesto this week! This sounds delicious!

 

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