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Homemade Pesto

Making homemade pesto is all about using perfect combination of ingredients and proportions to yield the best flavor and consistency. To view the blog post, click here!

Bowl of Penne pasta with pesto

  • prep time:

    10min

  • total time:

    10min

  • servings:

    4-6

  • Recipe Category: Sauce

  • Recipe Cuisine: Italian

  • Level: Easy

Recipe by: DeLallo

Ingredients

Directions

  • To make pesto, simply add garlic, basil, nuts, cheese, and salt to a food processor*.
  • Pulse these ingredients until they form a thick paste. Then slowly add the olive oil in a thin stream while the machine is running.
  • Continue processing the ingredients until they are blended together. You want your pesto to have some texture, but if it’s too thin or thick it won’t evenly cover a dish of pasta. Tip: A spoonful of pesto should slowly run off of the spoon. If it runs off quickly, it’s too thin. If it’s stuck to the spoon, it’s too thick!
  • Once the ingredients come together, let the taste-testing begin! Adjust the ingredients to your tastes and then use the pesto immediately or store it in the fridge for a few days.
  • *Traditional pesto was made with a mortar and pestle--and if you have the time (and the arm strength) we recommend that you try this method at some point! Using a mortar and pestle yields the freshest possible pesto.

Classic Homemade Pesto

Making good classic pesto is all about using perfect combination of ingredients and proportions to yield the best flavor and consistency.

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