Recipe of Super Quick Homemade My Simple Pesto Recipe

Hey everyone, I hope you are having an incredible day today. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a distinctive dish, my simple pesto recipe. One of my favorites. This time, I will make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

My Simple Pesto Recipe is one of the most well liked of current trending meals on earth. It’s appreciated by millions daily. It is easy, it’s fast, it tastes delicious. They’re nice and they look fantastic. My Simple Pesto Recipe is something which I have loved my whole life.

To get started with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can cook 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:

1. Make ready 3 cups packed Fresh Basil, leaf and stems (8 ounces by weight ) approximately 3 cups packed
2. Get 15 ounces Extra virgin olive oil
3. Prepare 2 1/2 cups Parmesan cheese, fresh grated (not processed)
4. Take 3 cloves Garlic
5. Prepare 1/2 tsp Kosher salt or Sea salt (Do not use table salt/ Iodized salt for cooking or for consumption)
6. Prepare Equipment Needed:
7. Take 1 dry cup measure
8. Make ready 1 cup liquid measure
9. Make ready 1 Tablespoon measure
10. Get 1/2 Teaspoon measure
11. Prepare 1 Collander/Strainer
12. Make ready Optional: small scale (for weighing basil)
13. Take Food processor or blender

Instructions to make My Simple Pesto Recipe:

1. Wash Basil in sink and drain with Collander/ Strainer
2. Place in food processor (or blender) in order; garlic cloves, basil, parmesan cheese, 1/2 the olive oil, then pulse
3. Slowly add rest of olive oil while pulsing
4. Keep pulsing until wet sand consistency, should be uniform in size and texture.
5. 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.
6. Store in refrigerator (will last at least 1 week - can be frozen if making larger batches).
7. Put away food and wash equipment and let dry
8. Mix or add to favorite foods for fun twists (Great on; pasta, pizza, in sauces, hummus, salad dressing, dips, mayonnaise, potato salad, gnocchi)
9. 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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