Name: Perfect Basil Pesto
Prep time: 10 min
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

Basil Pesto

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Whisk Media Group

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

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

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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.

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

Tips & Hints:

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.

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

Tips & Hints:

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.

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