Basic Pesto Recipe

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 cups fresh basil leaves, packed
• 1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese
• 1/2 cup olive oil

Recipe

• 1 place basil leaves in small batches in processor until well chopped (do about 3/4 cup at a time). add about 1/3 the nuts and garlic, blend again.
• 2 add about 1/3 of the parmesan cheese; blend while slowly adding about 1/3 of the olive oil, stopping to scrape down sides of container
• 3 process basil pesto it forms a thick smooth paste. repeat until all ingredients are used, mix all batches together well.