Hello everybody, it’s Louise, welcome to our recipe page. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a special dish, homemade pesto. It is one of my favorites. This time, I’m gonna make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.
The classic basil pesto sauce made with pine nuts or walnuts, lots of fresh basil, and real Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese will add flavor to anything to combine it with, from pasta to pizza to spaghetti sauce. Made pesto for the first time last summer, using this recipe. I brought it to a friends bbq and it received rave reviews.
Homemade Pesto is one of the most popular of recent trending foods in the world. It is enjoyed by millions daily. It’s easy, it’s fast, it tastes delicious. They are fine and they look fantastic. Homemade Pesto is something that I have loved my entire life.
To get started with this recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can have homemade pesto using 10 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Homemade Pesto:
- Make ready 2 cup Fresh Basil Leaves
- Make ready 1 1/2 cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- Prepare 1 1/4 cup Grated Asiago Cheese
- Get 1 cup Pine Nuts
- Prepare 3 small Lemons
- Make ready 1 tbsp Minced Garlic
- Prepare 1 tbsp White Balsamic Vinegar
- Prepare 1/2 tsp Kosher Salt
- Prepare 1/2 tsp Ground Black Pepper
- Get 1 dash White Pepper
You can add a little extra Parmesan to the mixture if you like. In food processor or blender, pulse basil, garlic, olive oil, Parmesan cheese, toasted pine nuts, lemon juice and black pepper until smooth. Super simple and delicious pesto recipe! I made two batches ~ the first exactly a written and the second with all basil and a little less parmesan cheese as some of the other reviewers suggested.
Steps to make Homemade Pesto:
- In a dry non stick skillet, toast the pine nuts over medium-low heat until they are golden brown and give off a fragrant nutty smell. - - Note: Pine nuts can be expensive, the most economical source for them has been Sam's Club.
- Using a micro planar, remove the zest (just the yellow surface) from all 3 lemons and then juice all 3 lemons. Strain the juice to remove seeds and pulp.
- Add basil (firmly pack the basil into the measuring cup when portioning), pine nuts, garlic, juice (strained) and zest of the lemons, balsamic vinegar, salt, pepper, and white pepper to a food processor. - - Note: Minced garlic in a jar from your local grocery store works great and saves time. Using jarred garlic is preferred as it has less bite than fresh garlic.
- Process the ingredients until a paste is formed. - - Note: You may have to scrape the sides of the container occasionally to get an even paste like mixture.
- Using a micro planar, grate the Asiago cheese and add to the food processor. - - Note: Parmesan or Romano cheese work just as well as Asiago. The slightly higher moisture content of Asiago makes for a creamier end product with a smoother flavor.
- Process the ingredients until a paste is formed. - - Note: You may have to scrape the sides of the container occasionally to get an even paste like mixture.
- While food processor is running, add the olive oil. - - Note: you can add more or less olive oil as necessary to reach your desired consistency for the pesto.
- Serve and enjoy. This can be used on pasta, sandwiches, salads, or anything else you want.
- This recipe makes a large amount of pesto. Pesto can be frozen for later use. A ziplock bag or a nice cube tray work well for this.
This was a great way to use up an abundance of basil from my container garden. The recipe was very easy to make and was totally worth it for the absolutely delicious pesto sauce. It had a very fresh basil taste with a nice subtle hint of garlic and pine nuts. Pesto is a mouthful of bright summer — basil made more so. You can buy it in a jar or in the refrigerator section of your grocery story, but there is nothing better than making it yourself.
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