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Fresh homemade pesto ingredients: basil, pine nuts, Parmesan cheese, garlic, and olive oil
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Homemade Pesto – Simple and Delicious

Vibrant, fresh homemade pesto made with basil, pine nuts, Parmesan, and extra virgin olive oil. Simple and delicious — ready in 5 minutes and endlessly versatile.
Servings 4 servings
Prep Time 10 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes

Equipment

Ingredients

  • 2 bunch Fresh Sweet Basil
  • 1 cup EVO
  • ⅓ cup Grated Parmesan
  • 6 clove Fresh Garlic Cloves

Instructions

  • Gather your basic basil pesto ingredients.
    Fresh homemade pesto ingredients: basil, pine nuts, Parmesan cheese, garlic, and olive oil
  • Clean the basil leaves of stems and place into a salad spinner to wash basil.
    Blending fresh basil and garlic in a food processor for homemade pesto
  • Once the leaves are clean, place the basil, garlic and salt into the food processor.
    Pouring extra virgin olive oil into homemade basil pesto mixture
  • Grind down the basil and garlic to a pulp and pulse until it reaches a smooth consistency. Make sure you wipe the sides clean using a rubber spatula.
    Homemade basil pesto tossed with spaghetti in a white bowl
  • Add the grated Parmesan cheese and extra virgin olive oil to the food processor.
    Spreading homemade pesto on toasted sourdough bread as a Mediterranean snack
  • Blend down the mixture till it grinds down to a thicken consistency. Add additional olive oil if needed.
    Glass jar of homemade basil pesto with fresh basil sprigs on a wooden board
  • Using the rubber spatula remove from food processor and refrigerate for later use.

Notes

This recipe is a simple non allergenic recipe. I call it the mother sauce of the pesto family. From this basic recipe you can add almost any ingredients of choice to enhance flavors and your liking.  You can add Pine Nuts, Chili Peppers, Onions, Parsley, Chili Flakes, Walnuts etc. This recipe can become endless... Email us for any questions or recipes you'd like to see.
Author: Nikolaos Saragias
Calories: 5kcal
Cost: 8
Course: Sauces
Cuisine: Italian
Keyword: basil, evo, pesto

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 5kcal | Carbohydrates: 1g | Protein: 0.1g | Fat: 0.3g | Saturated Fat: 0.1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.03g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 0.1mg | Sodium: 2mg | Potassium: 8mg | Fiber: 0.04g | Sugar: 0.02g | Vitamin A: 27IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 4mg | Iron: 0.04mg