Hello everybody, hope you’re having an incredible day today. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a special dish, my simple pesto recipe. One of my favorites. This time, I’m gonna make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
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This is my simple pesto recipe. We love pesto in so many things! If you've never made pesto, be sure to give it a try.
To begin with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can have my simple pesto recipe using 13 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make My Simple Pesto Recipe:
- Take 3 cups packed Fresh Basil, leaf and stems (8 ounces by weight ) approximately 3 cups packed
- Get 15 ounces Extra virgin olive oil
- Take 2 1/2 cups Parmesan cheese, fresh grated (not processed)
- Prepare 3 cloves Garlic
- Make ready 1/2 tsp Kosher salt or Sea salt (Do not use table salt/ Iodized salt for cooking or for consumption)
- Take Equipment Needed:
- Take 1 dry cup measure
- Make ready 1 cup liquid measure
- Get 1 Tablespoon measure
- Take 1/2 Teaspoon measure
- Get 1 Collander/Strainer
- Take Optional: small scale (for weighing basil)
- Get Food processor or blender
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Steps to make My Simple Pesto Recipe:
- Wash Basil in sink and drain with Collander/ Strainer
- Place in food processor (or blender) in order; garlic cloves, basil, parmesan cheese, 1/2 the olive oil, then pulse
- Slowly add rest of olive oil while pulsing
- Keep pulsing until wet sand consistency, should be uniform in size and texture.
- Taste, add 1/2 tsp of kosher salt if needed, never use table salt as it should never be used for cooking, or consumption in my opinion.
- Store in refrigerator (will last at least 1 week - can be frozen if making larger batches).
- Put away food and wash equipment and let dry
- Mix or add to favorite foods for fun twists (Great on; pasta, pizza, in sauces, hummus, salad dressing, dips, mayonnaise, potato salad, gnocchi)
- Note: I have used both a food processor and a good blender (Ninja) both worked for me. It is important to put the cheese on top of the basil to help hold down the basil for a smoother and consistent texture through out.
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