Saturday, May 18, 2013

Basil Pesto

 
Just harvested my basil so I decided to make these Basil pesto. This is really yummy.
 
 
Ingredients :
 
1/4 cup toasted pine nuts ( I use walnuts . Almonds are recommended too)
3 cloves of garlic
2 cups of fresh basil leaves ( I use 1 cup as I only managed to harvest this much)
1 small handful of fresh parsley ( I omit it as it is mainly for colour)
1/2 Olive oil ( I use extra virgin olive oil)
Salt to taste
1/4 cup Parmesan cheese 


Methods:

Grind the nuts,garlic, basil leaves, salt, parsley and gradually add in the olive oil to get a smooth paste.
Finally add in parmesan cheese and mix till all combine.
The paste is ready for use.

Immediately, I made my Spaghetti with home made pesto. Yummy delicious.


Original basil pesto recipe from : http://shelookethwell.blogspot.sg/2009/08/perfect-pesto.html?m=1


 

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