Basil Pesto | Recipe Cart

Name: Basil Pesto | Recipe Cart
Total time: 6 min
Ingredients: 2-4 ounces (2-4 cups) basil leaves *depending on how thick you want it; 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese, shredded; 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil (or the same amount regular olive oil); 1/3 cup pine nuts (or substitute the same amount almonds or almond flour); 1-2 fresh garlic cloves, peeled, minced; a squeeze of fresh lemon juice, optional; 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt, amount to taste (I would do 1/4 teaspoon to start and then taste it and adjust); 1/8 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper, amount to taste

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This Basil Pesto recipe has blanched (or fresh) basil leaves, Parmesan cheese, almond (or Pine nuts), extra virgin olive oil, fresh garlic, Kosher salt and pepp

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Ingredients

2-4 ounces (2-4 cups) basil leaves *depending on how thick you want it
1/2 cup Parmesan cheese, shredded
1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil (or the same amount regular olive oil)
1/3 cup pine nuts (or substitute the same amount almonds or almond flour)
1-2 fresh garlic cloves, peeled, minced
a squeeze of fresh lemon juice, optional
1/4 teaspoon kosher salt, amount to taste (I would do 1/4 teaspoon to start and then taste it and adjust)
1/8 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper, amount to taste