Homemade Pesto Sauce

My youngest son used this pesto sauce recipe to dress up the pasta dish he had made over the Christmas holidays. It uses fresh ingredients and is so easy to make. A pinner on pinterest gave me an idea on how to use this recipe on chicken and I thought it was a brilliant idea. I decided to make it on the weekend and it turned out great. I am pretty sure I will be using a lot of this pesto sauce recipe in the future.

Homemade Pesto Sauce

 

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Prep time

10 mins

Total time

10 mins

 

Author: Liza A

Serves: ¾ cup

Ingredients

• 1 large bunch fresh basil
• 2 cloves garlic, smashed and peeled
• ¼ cup pine nuts
• ½ cup extra-virgin olive oil
• ½ cup freshly grated Parmesan
• ½ teaspoon kosher salt, plus more for seasoning
• Freshly ground pepper to taste

Instructions

1. Pluck basil leaves from stems (about 2 cups). Wash the leaves in a large bowl of cold water and dry in a salad spinner or pat dry with paper towels.
2. Put the basil, garlic, and pine nuts in a food processor and pulse until coarsely chopped. With the processor running, gradually add the olive oil and process until the pesto is smooth. Transfer the pesto to a large bowl and stir in the cheese. Season with salt and pepper.

Notes

Recipe source: Food Network

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