Recipe: Tasty Simple Basil Pesto

Simple Basil Pesto.

You can cook Simple Basil Pesto using 6 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Simple Basil Pesto

1. 🢂 1 1/2 cup of fresh basil.
2. 🢂 1/4 cup of toasted pine nuts.
3. 🢂 3 of garlic cloves.
4. 🢂 1/3 cup of quality olive oil.
5. 🢂 1/2 cup of shredded parmesan cheese.
6. 🢂 1 of juice of half lemon.

step by step Simple Basil Pesto

1. Toast pine nuts by adding to a pan and cooking over medium heat until they are golden..
2. In food processor, add basil leaves, garlic cloves, parmesan cheese and pine nuts. Drizzle in olive oil while pulsing, until all ingredients are smooth..
3. Finish off with squeezing the juice of half a lemon (to brighten the flavors) and pulsing one final time..
4. Serve however preferred. We love to just dip good Italian bread into it, but you could also use it on meats or in pasta..