Food, Lifestyle

Gourmet moment: Basil pesto

May 7, 2015

Hello everybody! How are you doing? Any nice plans for this weekend? If you find some time on your hands and feel like experimenting a little bit in the kitchen, here’s a recipe for my basil pesto. It’s the best pesto I have ever tasted and one bunch of this pesto lasts for quite a long time when preserved in the fridge. I like to make a very simple, but great dish with it – pesto pasta with cherry tomatoes and usually I put some crumbled feta or goat’s cheese on the top.

Here’s what you need to make this pesto:

* 2 cups of fresh, preferably organic basil leaves ( no stems )

* 1/3 cup pine nuts

* 1-2 garlic cloves

* 1/2 teaspoon of salt

* 1/3 cup olive oil

* 1/2 cup freshly shredded Parmigiano Reggiano ( makes a big difference in taste if you shred it yourself than adding the ready one from the package )

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First, you’ll need to soak your basil in water for about 5 mins. Put pine nuts and garlic into the food processor and process (mash them), then add olive oil and salt – process.

Discard the water and add basil to the food processor and process, then add the cheese and process. Your basil pesto is ready. Enjoy it in salads, sandwiches, potatoes, pastas, etc.

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10 Comments

  • Reply Fashionpumpkin May 7, 2015 at 11:36 PM

    Great recipe…amazing photos!

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  • Reply Ivana May 8, 2015 at 12:44 AM

    Ovo ne moze biti lose… odlicno izgleda draga! Ugodan vikend i pusa malenoj!

  • Reply sand May 8, 2015 at 2:09 AM

    It looks delicious 🙂

    Bisous from France,
    Sand.

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  • Reply Jenn May 8, 2015 at 7:13 AM

    I should try this out. I love pasta. Have a good weekend!
    Jenn
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  • Reply Adela Acanski May 8, 2015 at 10:12 AM

    Super! 🙂

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  • Reply Matea May 8, 2015 at 11:52 AM

    Pesto je zakon, ja bi ga mogla stalno jesti :))
    Super recept!

  • Reply Eden May 8, 2015 at 1:04 PM

    This sounds really good, I love pesto! Have a nice weekend 🙂

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  • Reply Giha May 9, 2015 at 11:19 AM

    This looks delicious!

    Xo
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  • Reply Floortje May 9, 2015 at 12:08 PM

    This looks really good! thanks for sharing
    XX

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  • Reply Kristen May 20, 2015 at 5:07 PM

    I LOVE fresh homemade basil – it’s amazing! X

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