Have I mentioned how much I love my container herbs? I’m so thankful that they have done well, despite being in a yard that’s a bit shady. What better way to use fresh basil than pesto? Pesto is a very forgiving sauce. You can substitute any herb for the basil, nuts or bread for the pine nuts. And, it’s so much cheaper to make it yourself than buy it from the store! I wish you could smell it while it was chopping. Mmmm.
FOR PRINTABLE VERSION CLICK HERE: Pesto
Source: Simply in Season
1 cup basil leaves (packed)
3 cloves garlic
1/3 cup pine nuts
3 Tbs Parmesan cheese (grated)
1/2 tsp salt
1/3 cup olive oil
1. Place everything except olive oil in food processor until finely chopped.
2. While food processor is running, slowly add the olive oil until it becomes a thick paste.
Servings: 16
Yield: 1 cup (serving size 1 Tbsp)
The Verdict: I’ve made this many times substituting walnuts for pine nuts, but this time I used pine nuts. I could definitely tell the difference. Splurge for the pine nuts! It was a big hit.
Nutrition Facts
Serving size: 1/16 of a recipe (0.4 ounces).
Percent daily values based on the Reference Daily Intake (RDI) for a 2000 calorie diet.
Nutrition information calculated by Living Cookbook Recipe Management Software
Amount Per Serving
Calories 69.23
Calories From Fat (85%) 59
% Daily Value
Total Fat 6.78g 10%
Saturated Fat 0.93g 5%
Cholesterol 0.83mg <1%
Sodium 88.01mg 4%
Potassium 97.52mg 3%
Total Carbohydrates 1.96g <1%
Fiber 1.03g 4%
Sugar 0.15g
Protein 1.1g 2%
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This stuff is addicting, eh? And it freezes well, too! I do a bunch of it in the summer and we feast all year. Mahvelous on pizza!
Happy Sunday SITS sista! YUM! Love pesto!!! So making some tonight! =)
Happy SITS Sunday! Thank you for visiting my blog – I absolutely love pesto and am starting to feed it more and more to my family – who cringed at first but now are really starting to like it!
xo Erin
This looks great and I love the addition of the pine nuts and parmesan cheese. Your photos are great too. I made basil pesto for the first time the other day and was floored at how easy it was. I can’t believe I used to buy the spice mix for it :op Thanks for the inspiration 🙂
I NEED to make some of this. No idea if I’d like it or not. Guessing yes since I like basil a lot. But I was just given a huge bagful of basil by my farmer so I have to do something with it!
Making it at this very moment to try tonight! Thanks for the recipe!