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Presto, Pesto!
Serves 12 $8.09 est. / serving
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Let’s cookEstimated ingredient cost$97.02For the whole recipe · ingredients used
Make something good.
- 01
Wash and clean basil leaves, towel dry. Pick out any of the fibrous stems or seed buds from the herb.
- 02
Toast pine nuts in cast iron skillet over medium-low heat. Stir constantly for a few minutes to prevent burning while allows pine nuts to become golden brown.
- 03
Place all ingredients in food processor (in a large food processor the recipe can be doubled while still being made in one batch).
- 04
Puree in five second bursts until finely processed. Open up the top and scrape down the sides once or twice to ensure all the ingredients are well incorporated.
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Fresh Pesto — Foodista
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Basil, fresh
File:Ocimum Basilicum leaf lighted by the left.jpg — BernaBotto. Own work
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https://pixabay.com/photos/olive-oil-greek-oil-olive-bottle-356102/
Foreground cutout, sRGB conversion, cropping, metadata removal, WebP resizing; no image generationParmesan
File:Parmigiano Reggiano DOP Billa.jpg — Isiwal. Own work
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File:Opened garlic bulb with garlic clove.jpg — Dubravko Sorić SoraZG on Flickr. https://www.flickr.com/photos/11939863@N08/3793285991/in/photostream/
Foreground cutout, sRGB conversion, cropping, metadata removal, WebP resizing; no image generationBlack pepper
File:Ground black pepper.jpg — Eliška Jindříšková. Own work
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