Hey everyone, it is me, Dave, welcome to my recipe site. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a special dish, homemade pesto. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I’m gonna make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.

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Homemade Pesto is one of the most favored of recent trending foods in the world. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. It is easy, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. They’re nice and they look wonderful. Homemade Pesto is something which I have loved my whole life.

To get started with this recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can have homemade pesto using 10 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Homemade Pesto:

1. Prepare 2 cup Fresh Basil Leaves
2. Get 1 1/2 cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil
3. Get 1 1/4 cup Grated Asiago Cheese
4. Prepare 1 cup Pine Nuts
5. Take 3 small Lemons
6. Prepare 1 tbsp Minced Garlic
7. Make ready 1 tbsp White Balsamic Vinegar
8. Prepare 1/2 tsp Kosher Salt
9. Prepare 1/2 tsp Ground Black Pepper
10. Get 1 dash White Pepper

Peel the garlic, then pound in a pestle and mortar with a pinch of sea salt. Pick, roughly chop and add the basil leaves, then bash to a paste (or pulse in a food processor). 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.

Instructions to make Homemade Pesto:

1. In a dry non stick skillet, toast the pine nuts over medium-low heat until they are golden brown and give off a fragrant nutty smell. - - Note: Pine nuts can be expensive, the most economical source for them has been Sam's Club.
   1. Using a micro planar, remove the zest (just the yellow surface) from all 3 lemons and then juice all 3 lemons. Strain the juice to remove seeds and pulp.
2. Add basil (firmly pack the basil into the measuring cup when portioning), pine nuts, garlic, juice (strained) and zest of the lemons, balsamic vinegar, salt, pepper, and white pepper to a food processor. - - Note: Minced garlic in a jar from your local grocery store works great and saves time. Using jarred garlic is preferred as it has less bite than fresh garlic.
3. Process the ingredients until a paste is formed. - - Note: You may have to scrape the sides of the container occasionally to get an even paste like mixture.
4. Using a micro planar, grate the Asiago cheese and add to the food processor. - - Note: Parmesan or Romano cheese work just as well as Asiago. The slightly higher moisture content of Asiago makes for a creamier end product with a smoother flavor.
5. While food processor is running, add the olive oil. - - Note: you can add more or less olive oil as necessary to reach your desired consistency for the pesto.
6. Serve and enjoy. This can be used on pasta, sandwiches, salads, or anything else you want.
7. This recipe makes a large amount of pesto. Pesto can be frozen for later use. A ziplock bag or a nice cube tray work well for this.

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. For a change, try using pecorino cheese instead of Parmesan, it has a lovely salty flavour which works well in the pesto. Heat a small frying pan over a low heat. Cook the pine nuts until golden, shaking occasionally.

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