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Basil Pesto

by Manu Food · 60K subscribers on YouTube

A classic basil pesto recipe with tips to keep the vibrant green color. Use cold ingredients and blend intermittently to avoid overheating the basil.

Difficulty
easy

Ingredients

7 items
  • IceUse cold ingredients and ice to keep the basil green.
  • BasilUse only the leaves, washed and dried.
  • Olive OilUse cold olive oil; keep in the fridge beforehand.
  • GarlicRemove the inner core (germ).
  • SaltTo taste.
  • Pine Nuts
  • Grated CheeseParmigiano-Reggiano or Grana Padano; keep cold.

Method

  1. Add some ice cubes to the blender.
  2. Add the basil leaves (washed and dried).
  3. Add half of the olive oil.
  4. Remove the core from the garlic and add the garlic.
  5. Add salt.
  6. Add pine nuts.
  7. Blend in short pulses, turning the blender off frequently to keep the blade from overheating.
  8. Add the remaining basil and the other half of the olive oil.
  9. Continue pulsing.
  10. Add the grated cheese and blend briefly.
  11. The pesto is ready. You can freeze it for later use.
Manu Food

Manu Food

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