Homemade pesto recipe

5 from 2 votes

Homemade pesto is maybe one of the easiest fresh ingredients to make.

However both the type of garlic & basil you use will make a real difference to the taste.

It's ideal for a quick and easy meal - just add to pasta & maybe other ingredients and it's ready. Homemade pesto does taste so much better than the ones sold in little pots and well worth making.

Course ingredient, Main Course

Cuisine Italian

Keyword italian sauce ingredient, pesto dish

Prep Time 3 minutes

Cook Time 2 minutes

Servings small pots

Calories 97kcal

Author Minze Vries

Cost £1,20

Equipment

Food processor or
Pestle and mortar
Chef's knife

Ingredients

1 cup Fresh Genoves basil leaves That is the authentic Italian basil - but it[s well worth experimenting with other basil types for different flavours
2 cloves Garlic If you use shop garlic you might need 2 to 3 cloves. If you use a homegrown garlic (like Purple Stripe) you might only need 0.5 to 1 cloves
50 gram Pine nuts
1 cup Parmesan cheese Grated
1/3 cup Extra virgin olive oil

Instructions

Get all the ingredients ready
Grate the Parmesan cheese
Pound the Garlic
Add and crush (or add chopped) basil
Add the pine nuts
Add the Parmisan cheese
Add olive oil (1 table spoon at a time)

Video

Notes

The above video is the best one I could find on youtube - and shows exactly what to do and how.

You can use either a food processor or pestle & mortar to make pesto - however I've found the ingredients you use will make all the difference.

Especially the different types of basil are great for experimenting with - as they will all add a slighly different flavour to your pesto

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