Name: Basil Pesto
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Ingredients: 2 cups fresh basil leaves; 1-2 garlic cloves; 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese; 1/4 cup pine nuts or walnuts; 1/2 cup olive oil; Salt and pepper to taste

Basil Pesto

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Author: Jennifer
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Total Time: 5 minutes
Yield: 1 cup

Ingredients

2 cups fresh basil leaves
1–2 garlic cloves
1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1/4 cup pine nuts or walnuts
1/2 cup olive oil
Salt and pepper to taste

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Instructions

Add basil, garlic, Parmesan, nuts in a food processor. With the machine running, slowly stream in olive oil. Continue to blend until blended. Season with salt and pepper.

Notes

If tossing with hot pasta thin pesto with a few tablespoons of pasta water.

Find it online: https://www.motherthyme.com/basil-pesto