How to Make Pesto
An easy method on How to Make Pesto for pasta, pizza, dips, salads and more! Using my tips and tricks, you will learn how to make homemade pesto from scratch.
Prep Time5 minutes mins
Cook Time0 minutes mins
Total Time5 minutes mins
Course: Appetizer
Cuisine: Australian, International
Keyword: green pesto, pesto, red pesto
Servings: 8
Calories: 164kcal
How to Make Pesto
- 2 cup basil leaves Note 1
- ½ cup pine nuts Note 2
- ½ cup Parmesan Cheese Note 3
- ⅓ cup olive oil
- 3 cloves garlic skin peeled and end cut off
How to Make Pesto
Combine all ingredients except the lemon juice in the food processor with standard blade. Blitz for 5 seconds, then another 5 till consistently combined.
Taste, then add lemon juice as desired
Stir in a glass jar with lid for up to 1 week in the fridge
- Note 1 Pull the leaves off the basil stems and add to a bowl. Don't worry if a little bit of stem gets into the mix, but for the majority, we are looking for the leaves not the stem.
- Note 2 Use your favourite nuts! Pine nuts, cashews, walnuts all work well for Pesto!
- Note 3 Use nutrional yeast for a vegan option.
Calories: 164kcal | Carbohydrates: 2g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 4mg | Sodium: 101mg | Potassium: 78mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 365IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 88mg | Iron: 1mg