Perfect Pesto

Here is our pesto recipe. It is so easy to make and you can find plenty of variations online if you like. This is what we do.

Into the food processor goes:

1/4 cup Toasted Pine nuts, you can substitute almonds or walnuts too.(these can be found for a great price at Sam's or Costco, don't buy them at your local store or you will pay a ton!)

3 cloves of garlic ( I don't like raw garlic in this recipe, too strong. I use the chopped garlic in a jar for this.

2 cups packed fresh basil leaves

1 small handful fresh parsley (mostly for color, could be omitted)

1/2 cup olive oil

Salt to taste

1/4 cup REAL Parmesan or Pecorino Romano (Again, find it at Sam's or Costco)

Just waz it up until until smooth, stopping to scrape down the sides as needed. I don't really measure the ingredients every time, it is just sort of by eye. I have batches that don't have enough salt or too much because of this.

This is what it looks like when it is all done.




We use this for pasta just about every week. We also make the most divine tasting Pesto Pizza with this. Or, sometimes we make a delicious foccacia and slather this all over the top of it!