Hey everyone, it is Drew, welcome to my recipe page. Today, I will show you a way to make a special dish, my simple pesto recipe. One of my favorites food recipes. This time, I am going to make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

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To begin with this recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. 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. Take 3 cups packed Fresh Basil, leaf and stems (8 ounces by weight ) approximately 3 cups packed
2. Make ready 15 ounces Extra virgin olive oil
3. Get 2 1/2 cups Parmesan cheese, fresh grated (not processed)
4. Get 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. Take 1 cup liquid measure
9. Make ready 1 Tablespoon measure
10. Prepare 1/2 Teaspoon measure
11. Take 1 Collander/Strainer
12. Get Optional: small scale (for weighing basil)
13. Take Food processor or blender

Add the pine nuts (very lightly toast first, if you like) to the mixture and pound again, then stir in half the Parmesan. Drizzle in some oil - you need just enough to. With processor on, slowly pour in oil mixture, processing just until blended. Serve right away or store with plastic wrap against surface of pesto in an airtight.

Steps 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.

With processor on, slowly pour in oil mixture, processing just until blended. Serve right away or store with plastic wrap against surface of pesto in an airtight. My go to recipe for pesto. I plant a lot of basil so make pesto and freeze it.only difference in recipe is I use pistachio nuts instead of pine nuts. I think they give it more flavor and are a heck of a lot cheaper lol.and I add a squeeze of lemon juice for some freshness.excellent recipe.thank you.

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