Mark submitted on January 15, 2006
Basic Pesto
Total time: 15 minutes
Yields: 2 cups
Author: Florence Fabricant
Source: https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/2653-basic-pesto
Ingredients
- 2 cups basil leaves - no stems, packed
- 4 tablespoons pine nuts or walnuts
- 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
- 0.5 cup olive oil, to taste
- 0.33 cup parmesan cheese, freshly grated
- 0.5 teaspoon salt, to taste
Instructions
Mix basil leaves, nuts, and garlic in a food processor until finely chopped.
Slowly add olive oil until the pesto reaches your desired consistency.
Remove pesto from the food processor and slowly add cheese and salt to taste.
When freezing - mix basil, nuts and olive oil only. Add other ingredients when defrosted to use.
Mix basil leaves, nuts, and garlic in a food processor until finely chopped.
Slowly add olive oil until the pesto reaches your desired consistency.
Remove pesto from the food processor and slowly add cheese and salt to taste.
When freezing - mix basil, nuts and olive oil only. Add other ingredients when defrosted to use.
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