Elevate your dishes with homemade basil pesto! Follow this simple recipe to create a flavorful, fresh pesto perfect for pasta, and sandwiches, spread it on toast, use it as a dip, and dollop it on everything! This Fresh Basil Pesto is as bright and delicious as it gets. This classic recipe is made with just the right blend of fresh basil leaves, toasted pine nuts, garlic, and parmesan cheese. It’s amazingly flavorful, deliciously aromatic, and adaptable enough to slather on pretty much anything.
2. While the food processor still running, add in olive oil and blitz until smooth. For a smoother pesto, you can add more olive oil. 3. Use pesto immediately or you can store it in an air-tight jar and store it in the fridge.
1. Place toasted pine nuts in a food processor, blitz for 10 seconds. Add basil, garlic, parmesan cheese, salt, and black pepper then blitz again until well chopped.