Classic Basil and Pine Nut Pesto

Ingredients:

    Instructions:

  1. Warm as skillet over medium heat. Add the pine nuts and stir constantly until they are light brown about two minutes. Transfer to a place to cool.

  2. Place the cooled Pine nuts, Parmigiano Reggiano and garlic in the food processor. Pulse a few times to break up the garlic add the basil pulse and additional 10 times. Slowly add the olive oil and purée until the pesto is a texture of a course paste. Taste stirring in the salt and fresh grinding of black pepper if you’d like thinner pesto add more oil or 2 to 3 tablespoons of water

  3. Store in an airtight container with a thin layer of olive oil in the refrigerator for a week

Course🧅Condiment

Diets🥕Vegetarian🌾Gluten-free...

Category🥫Sauce

Cuisine🇮🇹Italian

Occasions📆Everyday🍝Italian Cuisine

Season🔁Year-round

DifficultyVery Easy ⏰ 10m

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