This is awesome because you can use what you have on hand without worrying about having 3 cups of basil and pine nuts (which are so freakin' expensive!)
1. Pick a nut or seed, and toast 1/3 cup. Then pulse until finely ground in a food processor or hand blender.
- pine nuts
- almonds
- walnuts
- cashews
- pecans
- sesame seeds
- sunflower seeds
2. Choose your base, 3 cups total, add it to the nuts/seeds (you can choose up to 3 of these):
- basil
- parsley
- kale, chopped
- arugula
- spinach, chopped
- cilantro
- mint
- collard greens
- romaine, chopper
3.Choose your seasoning, and add 1/2 - 1 tsp to the processor (choose up to 3): PLUS add 1/4 tsp salt
- garlic, chopped
- lemon zest, grated
- orange zest, grated
- red pepper flakes
- fresh thyme
- fresh oregano, chopped
- fresh tarragon, chopped
- fresh rosemary, chopped
4. Choose your cheese, add 1/2 cup to the processor. Once this is added, pulse it to combine
- parmesan
- asiago
- gruyere
- aged or smoked gouda
- aged cheddar
Once all of this is pulsed together, slowly add 1/2 cup of extra virgin olive oil. You can add chicken, sun dried tomatoes, olives, roasted red pepper, or tomatoes to finish it off!
This makes about 1 cup of pesto, use 1/2 cup to 3/4 cup for 1 pound of pasta.
FYI, this what I made tonight and it was DELISH!!!
1/3 cup toasted slivered almond,
1 cup basil,
1 cup kale,
1 cup spinach,
4 cloves garlic,
1/2 cup parmesan,
1/2 cup oil,
with fresh garden tomatoes on top!
1 cup basil,
1 cup kale,
1 cup spinach,
4 cloves garlic,
1/2 cup parmesan,
1/2 cup oil,
with fresh garden tomatoes on top!
bon appétit!!
Cathy
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