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Basil Pesto

Basil Pesto

Name: Basil Pesto
Total time: 10 min
Yield: Makes 2 cups
Ingredients: 2 cups loosely packed fresh basil leaves; 1 cup grated Parmesan cheese; 2/3 cup olive oil; 1/4 cup pine nuts; 2 garlic cloves; 3 tablespoons cold water; 1 tablespoon lemon juice; 1/2 teaspoon salt

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Hands-on Time:

10 Mins

Total Time:

10 Mins

Yield:

Makes 2 cups

Use this pesto recipes to stir some summertime goodness into hot cooked pasta, rice, or grits for a tasty side dish to your meal. You can also use it as a dipping sauce for French fries.

Ingredients

2 cups loosely packed fresh basil leaves
1 cup grated Parmesan cheese
2/3 cup olive oil
1/4 cup pine nuts
2 garlic cloves
3 tablespoons cold water
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1/2 teaspoon salt

How to Make It

Process all ingredients in a food processor until smooth, stopping to scrape down sides as needed.

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Ratings & Reviews

ktbibou95's Review

2014-08-05T13:14:50-04:00 kvanselow

Very easy, good, and tasty Pesto. The key is a good Food Processor.

EICrabb's Review

2014-06-08T14:23:44-04:00 andrea10

This was delicious! Went a bit lighter on the cheese and used walnuts. Great!

Hollybubba's Review

2013-02-01T16:33:29-05:00 ktbibou95

Love this recipe. I always make extra and freeze in ice cube trays then store the cubes in a freezer bag in the freezer to enjoy all winter long.

kvanselow's Review

2012-09-13T07:33:55-04:00 EICrabb

No one in my family liked.

andrea10's Review

2012-08-19T08:54:16-04:00 Hollybubba

Very easy to make with easy ingredients. Unfortunately, the cheese took over the entire taste, and even though I used only a 1/4 tsp of salt, it was still way too salty. I will try next time with 1/2 cup of parmesan cheese and no salt at all.

kitty2012's Review

2012-06-20T12:51:27-04:00 slhaney1429

My first time making pesto and it was a success! I omitted the salt altogether and found it to be fine; the cheese gives it plenty of salt. I also used minced garlic from a jar for convenience. The pesto is a bright green but needs to be covered with olive oil to prevent discoloration if it is not used immediately.

slhaney1429's Review

2011-10-29T15:12:32-04:00 CCassidy

This is a delicious pesto! I used less salt the second time I made it. Also, I used almonds instead of pine nuts and a little lighter on the garlic. Great results!!!

cindyreed851's Review

2011-08-24T19:50:52-04:00 kitty2012

I panicked tonight when I couldn't find this recipe which I had torn from the June '11 issue of Southern Living. My son was coming for a visit and he loves it on all sandwiches--and I always send it home with him. Not to mention how wonderful it is on pasta and caprese! Thank goodness for southernliving.com.

CCassidy's Review

2011-06-01T12:19:54-04:00 cindyreed851

This is a very easy and delicious pesto recipe. I used it in orzo as a side dish and used the leftovers with a little olive oil drizzled over the top and pine nuts as a spread on italian bread.

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