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Perfect Basil Pesto

How to make pesto recipe
Perfect Italiano recipes
Recipe By: 
Perfect Italiano
perfectitaliano.com.au [1]
Prep Time: 
10 mins
Serves: 
8
Makes: 
about 1 cup
Homemade pesto only takes 10 minutes to make and is so very easy to master. Stir pesto through pasta, spread it on pizzas or use in your favourite salads.

Ingredients

  • ⅓ cup pine nuts, toasted
  • 3 cups basil leaves
  • 1 garlic clove, roughly chopped
  • ⅔ cup (80 g) Perfect Italiano™ Traditional Parmesan Grated
  • ⅔ cup (165 ml) olive oil


Method

  1. Place the pine nuts, basil, garlic, parmesan and olive oil in a small food processor.
  2. Whizz until finely chopped.


Tips & Hints

  1. Pesto will keep for 2-3 days in a sterilised jar in the fridge. Be sure to add an extra 1-2cm of olive oil to cover the surface which help prevent pesto from oxidising and going brown.

Links
[1] https://perfectitaliano.com.au/