Hello everybody, it’s me, Dave, welcome to our recipe site. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a special dish, homemade pesto. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I’m gonna make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Easy Homemade Pesto - No need for store-bought pesto anymore. Plus, having a jar of pesto in your fridge is always a life saver for those busy weeknights. Italian Grandma Makes Fresh Basil Pesto.
Homemade Pesto is one of the most well liked of current trending foods in the world. It is appreciated by millions daily. It is simple, it’s fast, it tastes yummy. They are nice and they look wonderful. Homemade Pesto is something that I’ve loved my whole life.
To get started with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can have homemade pesto using 10 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Homemade Pesto:
- Make ready Fresh Basil Leaves
- Make ready Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- Make ready Grated Asiago Cheese
- Take Pine Nuts
- Prepare Lemons
- Make ready Minced Garlic
- Get White Balsamic Vinegar
- Get Kosher Salt
- Prepare Ground Black Pepper
- Make ready White Pepper
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Steps to make Homemade Pesto:
- In a dry non stick skillet, toast the pine nuts over medium-low heat until they are golden brown and give off a fragrant nutty smell. - - Note: Pine nuts can be expensive, the most economical source for them has been Sam's Club.
- Using a micro planar, remove the zest (just the yellow surface) from all 3 lemons and then juice all 3 lemons. Strain the juice to remove seeds and pulp.
- Add basil (firmly pack the basil into the measuring cup when portioning), pine nuts, garlic, juice (strained) and zest of the lemons, balsamic vinegar, salt, pepper, and white pepper to a food processor. - - Note: Minced garlic in a jar from your local grocery store works great and saves time. Using jarred garlic is preferred as it has less bite than fresh garlic.
- Process the ingredients until a paste is formed. - - Note: You may have to scrape the sides of the container occasionally to get an even paste like mixture.
- Using a micro planar, grate the Asiago cheese and add to the food processor. - - Note: Parmesan or Romano cheese work just as well as Asiago. The slightly higher moisture content of Asiago makes for a creamier end product with a smoother flavor.
- Process the ingredients until a paste is formed. - - Note: You may have to scrape the sides of the container occasionally to get an even paste like mixture.
- While food processor is running, add the olive oil. - - Note: you can add more or less olive oil as necessary to reach your desired consistency for the pesto.
- Serve and enjoy. This can be used on pasta, sandwiches, salads, or anything else you want.
- This recipe makes a large amount of pesto. Pesto can be frozen for later use. A ziplock bag or a nice cube tray work well for this.
Homemade pesto is one of the quickest ways to brighten any dish from caprese chicken to pizza and even to macaroni and cheese. I've made homemade pesto many times and totally loved it. Learn how to make homemade basil pesto in this video. You'll simply need basil, nuts, Parmesan, garlic, lemon juice, olive oil and salt. Rinse your basil leaves and pat dry.
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