Steve and I recently purchased a basil plant and boy did that sucker take off! it just keeps growing and growing…and its smells ooooh soooo good! who doesn’t LOVE fresh pesto? I plan on putting it on PIZZA, toast with fresh tomatoes, adding it to pastas and anything else I can come up with.
Recipe for Pesto
2 bunches of fresh basil
1/4 c pine nuts (toasted)
1/4 c fresh grated parmesan cheese (higher quality REALLY pays here)
the zest and juice of 1 lemon
3-4 cloves of minced garlic
Salt and pepper to taste
1/2 cup of Extra Virgin Olive oil
Place all the dry ingredients into a food processor or blender and blend until everything seems combined. at that point, start drizzling in the EVOO until you have the consistency you are happy with. Enjoy!
Great job! Looks delicious!
Will be trying this Kelly girl! ❤️
Yummy…. I wanna try and make my own. Recently tried a new recipe with pesto. Small bella mushroom cap stuffed with mozarella topped with a slice of roma tomato and a scoop of pesto. Baked and spinkled with parm. But its amazing with freshly made pesto!!!