Homemade Basil Pesto Sauce

Exotic to the core, this recipe combines large quantities of fresh basil, pine nuts with a dash of olive oil and garlic, resulting in an intense flavored and rich texture Pesto Sauce. Very easy and quick recipe to make, that it really comes together just in 5 minutes.

This sauce is perfect to make pasta, sandwiches pizzas and many more. Sounds yummy, right! It is indeed. That once you try, you will never want to buy the store ones again. Let’s get started making our own pesto sauce from the scratch. Make it, use it right away and store in air tight container for 1 week for later use. You can freeze it too and use it for months.

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Step by Step Instruction with Photos

1. Combine all the ingredients except cheese and olive oil and blend in a mixer to a paste.
2. Add oil and cheese, run mixer one more time until everything incorporates very well.

3. Use immediately or refrigerate for later use.

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Homemade Basil Pesto Sauce

Author: Rekha Nahata Cooking Method: Grinding Cuisine: Italian Courses: Spice Sauce & Condiments Recipe Keys: C Condiment H Homemade

Difficulty: Beginner Prep Time 2 min Cook Time 3 min Total Time 5 mins Servings: 0.5 Best Season: Suitable throughout the year

Description

Homemade pesto sauce made with fresh basil, pine nuts with a dash of olive oil and garlic.

Ingredients (Servings - ½ cup)

Servings

• 30-40 pc Fresh basil leaves (rinsed)
• 3 Tbsp. Pine nuts
• 3-4 Garlic cloves (roughly chopped)
• ½ Tsp. Ground black pepper
• 6 Tbsp. Extra virgin olive oil
• ¼ cup Grated parmesan cheese
• Salt to taste

Instructions

1. Combine all the ingredients except cheese and olive oil and blend in a mixer to a paste.

2. Add oil and cheese, run mixer one more time until everything incorporates very well.

3. Use immediately or refrigerate for later use.

Note

• You can use walnuts replacing pine nuts or in 1:1 ratio of total quantity.
• For later use you can freeze the sauce in ice cube tray. 
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Keywords: Homemade, From the scratch, Fresh