Hello everybody, it’s Louise, welcome to my recipe site. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a special dish, homemade pesto genovese. One of my favorites. This time, I will make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Homemade Pesto Genovese - quick and easy. Freshly prepared pesto tastes simply incomparably good. Whether in a salad, as a dressing for a caprese or quite classically with pasta - it's worth making it yourself! It was born in Liguria, a beautiful region situated in northern Italy.

Homemade Pesto Genovese is one of the most well liked of recent trending foods in the world. It’s easy, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. It is enjoyed by millions every day. They’re fine and they look fantastic. Homemade Pesto Genovese is something that I have loved my entire life.

To begin with this recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can have homemade pesto genovese using 6 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Homemade Pesto Genovese:

1. Make ready 50 grams Basil leaves
2. Take 25 grams Pine nuts or walnuts
3. Prepare 3 tbsp Grated Parmesan cheese
4. Prepare 100 ml Olive oil
5. Prepare 1/2 tsp Salt
6. Prepare 2 clove Garlic

Stir in olive oil until pesto is blended. With the blender still running, gradually add enough oil to form a smooth and thick consistency. Transfer the pesto to a medium bowl and stir in the cheese. Season the pesto with more salt and pepper to taste.

Steps to make Homemade Pesto Genovese:

1. Wash the basil leaves and pat dry. I usually spread them out on a newspaper and dry them in the shade after washing.
   1. Roast the pine nuts or walnuts in the frying pan.
2. Place the roasted pine nuts or walnut, garlic, parmesan cheese, and salt into a food processor, and blend.
3. Next, add half of the olive oil. Blend some more.
4. Once it becomes somewhat smooth, add the basil leaves in 3 batches and blend with each addition.
5. Once the basil leaves have been chopped finely, add the remaining olive oil and blend continuously until smooth.
6. Once it becomes the same smooth texture as the photo, it's done!
7. Store it in a container. Pour a little bit of olive oil on top to prevent oxidation.
8. Since it can be stored in the freezer, I usually take out a little bit to store in the freezer.

Transfer the pesto to a medium bowl and stir in the cheese. Season the pesto with more salt and pepper to taste. To make real Pesto alla Genovese you will need a pestle and mortar and lots of patience. My recipe is going to be saving us time without losing flavour! Basil - this is the main ingredient of green pesto.

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