Classic Italian Pesto Recipe

Name: Classic Italian Pesto Recipe
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 3 cup Basil (3 cups firmly packed fresh basil leaves); ½ cup Pine Nuts (1/2 cup pine nuts); 6 pieces Kalamata Olive (6 kalamata olives); ½ cup Parmesan Cheese (1/2 cup grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese); 3 pieces Garlic Clove (3 large garlic cloves); ½ tsp Kosher Salt (1/2 teaspoon Morton Coarse Kosher Salt); ½ tsp Black Pepper (1/2 teaspoon finely ground black pepper); ⅔ cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil (2/3 cup extra virgin olive oil)

Classic Italian Pesto Recipe - Sauces And Condiments (Italian)

15 minItalian

Servings1

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Vegetarian
Pescatarian
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Egg Free

Steps

1Prep. Remove the seeds from the olives. Coarsely chop the garlic first because blenders and food processors often don't do a good job on them.
2Dump all the ingredients except the oil into a blender or food processor and let 'er rip until everything is chopped fine, but not homogeneous.
3Slowly drizzle in the oil while the blades are on a low setting until, presto, pesto, you have a paste. The fragrance is heavenly. It can be kept in a tight jar in the fridge for a week before it starts to brown. If you need to keep it longer, top it with olive oil as a seal. Or freeze it. It freezes very well.