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Make your own pesto

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Ingredients for 1 servings:

  • 1 large garlic clove(s)
  • 1 pot of basil
  • 40 g pine nuts, roasted
  • 1 pinch of salt
  • 1 pinch(s) of pepper
  • 40 g Parmesan, grated
  • 80 ml vegetable oil (e.g. sunflower or rapeseed oil)
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • Herbs (e.g. thyme, rosemary, oregano or sage), optional

Instructions

Working time approx. 15 minutes; Total time approx. 15 minutes

Pesto Genovese

Peel and finely chop the garlic clove. Pick the basil leaves, rinse, and shake dry. Then chop them. Optionally, add other herbs, such as thyme leaves and rosemary sprigs. Briefly roast the pine nuts in a non-stick pan without fat. Now connect it to a food processor, food processor, or blender. Add the garlic and basil, season generously with pepper and salt, add the pine nuts and grated Parmesan cheese, drizzle with the vegetable oil and a dash of olive oil, and add a teaspoon of sugar. Blend everything until the desired consistency is reached. Pour the finished pesto into one or more small jars and label them.

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Written by John Myers

Professional Chef with 29 years of industry experience at the highest levels. Restaurant owner. Beverage Director with experience creating world-class nationally recognized cocktail programs. Food writer with a distinctive Chef-driven voice and point of view.

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