Vegetarian

Homemade Pesto is for Dinner.

Homemade Pesto takes 20 minutes to prepare.

Homemade Pesto takes several minutes to cook.

Homemade Pesto makes 18 servings.

The ingredients for Homemade Pesto are:

80 grams Basil
13.5 tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil
1 tsp Salt
4 tbsp Pine Nuts
1.5 cup Parmesan Cheese, grated
4 clove Garlic

Here is how you make Homemade Pesto:

Put 4 cups of moderately packed basil leaves into a food processor or high-end blender. Add salt and garlic and pulse to chop. With the processor running if possible, add the olive oil and continue to run untill the desired consistancy is reached (30-60 seconds). Add pine nuts (sub walnuts ok) and pulse. At this point, you can freeze it (months) or refrigerate it (1 week). Add parmesan cheese if you are using it right away, otherwise, add it when you are going to use it. Never heat pesto, but allow it to warm gently by the stove as you are cooking the rest of your meal. When I'm using it over pasta, I prefer to stir in the pesto and then add the parmesan cheese. It clumps less that way. Serving Size: 2 TNumber of Servings: 18Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user RADKELLER.

The nutritional information for Homemade Pesto is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 18
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 143.1

• Total Fat: 14.3 g
• Cholesterol: 6.6 mg
• Sodium: 284.7 mg
• Total Carbs: 1.0 g
• Dietary Fiber: 0.3 g
• Protein: 3.9 g

Homemade Pesto is Italian cuisine.

The dietary needs meet for Homemade Pesto is Vegetarian