How to make the best pesto with basil, nuts, garlic, and olive oil. Jump to the Easy Basil Pesto Recipe or read on to see our tips for making it. Pesto is simple to. Try David Kinchs pesto recipe which incorporates edible nasturtium stems and leaves from The Martha Stewart Show. Antipasto Skewers with Kale Pesto bread, olives, cherry tomatoes, artichokes, melon, red peppers, prosciutto, mozzarella, basil YUM halfbakedharvest. Pesto is a fresh sauce usually made from basil leaves, garlic, pine nuts, cheese and olive oil. This pesto recipe is perfect for pasta and gnocchi. Chicken, homemade basil pesto, tomato, and mozzarella yum. I would be happy eating this every night for dinner. Everything starts off with a. Easy Basil Pesto Recipe with Lots of Tips. How to make the best pesto with basil, nuts, garlic, and olive oil. Jump to the Easy Basil Pesto Recipe or read on to see our tips for making it. Kale-Basil-Pesto-Pasta-with-Apple-Sage-Sausage.jpg' alt='Kale Basil Pesto' title='Kale Basil Pesto' />Pesto is simple to make and a versatile sauce for pasta, meats, or vegetables. We use our food processor, which makes it quick. You can also make it by hand using a mortar and pestle. YOU MAY ALSO LIKE This easy Chimichurri Sauce recipe. Chimichurri is a sauce made with herbs, garlic, vinegar, chili pepper and olive oil. It livens up pretty much anything you throw at it. We love this homemade pesto recipe and make it often especially in the summer. Its quick and easy to make. Let me show you how to make it plus our tips for making it best. How to Make Our Easy Basil Pesto. Pesto is easy. Throw garlic, nuts, and fresh basil into a food processor then drizzle in olive oil until you have a sauce. To make it best, were sharing a few tips learned over the years Tip 1 Blanch the basil. I know this sounds a little crazy, but trust me. Blanching basil makes the greenest pesto possible. Have you ever noticed that pesto can brown overtime in the fridgeOr even when you add it to hot pasta Blanching the pesto prevents this. It locks in the bright green color of the leaves. We blanch basil in our recipe below. If you are not convinced, you can still use the recipe without blanching. It still works. If you are up for it, blanching is easy. Dunk the basil leaves into boiling water for 5 to 1. Pat the leaves dry and move on to making the pesto. Tip 2. Turn the garlic into a paste. We love garlic, but are not big fans of biting into a big chunk of it especially if its raw. Thats why we turn the garlic into a paste before adding it to our pesto. To do this, mince the garlic then use the flat side of a knife to scrape the garlic across a cutting board. Tip 3 Stir cheese in at the end. A little texture in the sauce is a good thing. We dont add cheese to the food processor, we make the pesto and then stir in grated parmesan cheese by hand. This keeps some texture in the sauce. Recipe Substitutions. If you cannot find pine nuts, try walnuts instead. They are buttery and work well in pesto. You can also make pesto without nuts. The texture will be different, but the sauce stills taste fresh and delicious. Add more herbs.  Add a handful of parsley or mint leaves to our recipe below. Make vegan pesto. Substitute the cheese with a non dairy cheese or add 2 to 3 tablespoons of nutritional yeast. Nutritional yeast is nutty and cheesy. Add greens. Replacing some, if not all, of the basil with spinach, chard, or beet greens is a nice option. Weve even done this with kale before. What to do with pesto If youre looking for uses for pesto, youve come to the right place. Heres our favorite things to do with it YOU MAY ALSO LIKE We love quick, fresh dinners. These soba noodles tossed with basil pesto hit the spot. Jump to the Pesto Shrimp Soba Noodles Recipe. Recipe updated, originally posted August 2. Since posting this in 2. Adam and Joanne. Easy Basil Pesto Recipe with Lots of Tips PREP 1. COOK 5mins TOTAL 1. This basil pesto recipe wont turn brown the moment you make it or toss with hot pasta. By quickly blanching the basil, which takes under 1. Its an extra step in making pesto, but it doesnt take long to do. If you prefer to not blanch the basil, you can skip it. Our recipe can be made with fresh or blanched basil. Makes approximately 1 cup. You Will Need. 2 cups fresh basil leaves. Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste. Directions. Prepare a small bowl of ice water. Bring a small saucepan, filled halfway with salted water, to a boil. Submerge basil leaves in boiling water for 5 to 1. Then, immediately plunge into ice water to stop cooking. Drain, squeeze to remove excess water then pat dry with a clean dish towel. Smash and peel the garlic clove then mince. Holding a chefs knife at an angle, scrape the blade of the knife across the minced garlic. Gather it all together then scrape it against the board again until it becomes a very fine paste. Combine the garlic paste and the pine nuts in the bowl of a food processor. Pulse 2 to 3 times until everything is chopped small. Add basil. With the processor running, slowly pour the olive oil into the bowl. Once all the olive oil has been added, check the consistency of the pesto we like it to have some texture. If you prefer it smoother, pulse a few more times. Transfer pesto to a bowl then stir in cheese and season to taste with salt and pepper. Use immediately or store for later. Adam and Joannes Tips. How to Store Pesto in the Refrigerator Add a thin layer of extra olive oil to the top to prevent any air from getting to it, cover with a lid or plastic wrap and refrigerate up to 2 weeks. How to Freeze Pesto If freezing, leave out the cheese. Fill ice cube trays with pesto, freeze until hard. Then store frozen cubes in freezer safe plastic bags. Freeze up to 1 month. 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