Italian

My Ma's Lemon Basil Pesto is for Dinner.

My Ma's Lemon Basil Pesto takes 20 minutes to prepare.

My Ma's Lemon Basil Pesto takes 5 minutes to cook.

My Ma's Lemon Basil Pesto makes 10 servings.

The ingredients for My Ma's Lemon Basil Pesto are:

* 3 cups of Basil (appr. 70-100 g)
*.5 cup grated Hard, Aged Parmesan Cheese
(appr. 35g)
*.5 cup Pine Nuts (60g)
* 6-10 Garlic Cloves, depending on size (30g)
* .25 cup EACH Lemon Juice & Olive Oil

Here is how you make My Ma's Lemon Basil Pesto:

Make sure the basil is both well-washed and well dried (sopping wet basil can add excess liquid). Plop first 4 ingredients into the food processor. Pulse until well-blended. Drizzle in the Olive Oil and Lemon Juice. Pulse and mix just until thoroughly blended. As with any recipe, you may want to add salt (to taste)A little can go a loooong way! Mixed with some diced tomatoes and tossed with Shiratake Noodles, dabbed onto a sandwich or spread over some chicken (and baked), this adds a lot of flavor for a small caloric investment.Yields approximately 10 1oz (28g) servings.Number of Servings: 10Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user MEGULICK.

The nutritional information for My Ma's Lemon Basil Pesto is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 10
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 124.3

• Total Fat: 12.1 g
• Cholesterol: 2.3 mg
• Sodium: 56.9 mg
• Total Carbs: 2.8 g
• Dietary Fiber: 0.6 g
• Protein: 2.5 g

My Ma's Lemon Basil Pesto is Italian cuisine.

The dietary needs meet for My Ma's Lemon Basil Pesto is Vegetarian