Easy 29 min

Homemade Pesto

asian european greek italian korean mediterranean middle eastern region thai sauce drink snack sour savory umami easy fast

Prep

18 min

Cook

11 min

Total

29 min

Ingredients (8)

4 cups packed fresh basil leaves g

¼ cup Italian parsley g

2 cloves garlic, peeled and lightly crushed g

1 cup pine nuts g

1 ½ cups shredded Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese g

1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice g

½ cup extra-virgin olive oil, or more as needed g

salt and ground black pepper to taste g

Nutrition

kcal

fat

carbs

protein

Instructions

Place basil, Italian parsley, and garlic into a food processor, pulse several times to combine, and process until basil is finely chopped, about 30 seconds. Add pine nuts to basil mixture; process until finely chopped, 30 more seconds. Process Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese into mixture until finely ground.

Mix lemon juice into mixture with the machine running; slowly drizzle olive oil into pesto in the running machine until incorporated and pesto is thoroughly combined. Turn off machine and season pesto to taste with salt and black pepper.