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Genoese pesto

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Ingredients for 1 servings:

  • 1 bunch basil, picked
  • 120 ml olive oil
  • 1 small garlic clove(s), peeled
  • 60 g Parmesan, freshly grated
  • 30 g pine nuts, roasted

Instructions

Working time approx. 10 minutes; Total time approx. 10 minutes

approx. 10 servings

Grind the basil, olive oil, and garlic in a blender or with an immersion blender. Then add the nuts and cheese and blend thoroughly. Season the pesto to taste, if desired, with salt and pepper. The pesto will keep for at least a month if stored tightly covered in the refrigerator. Based on 10 servings, one serving contains 149 calories. Also try the other two recipes from our video: “Anchovy Pesto” and “Tomato Pesto.”

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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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