Homemade Pesto Genovese
Homemade Pesto Genovese

Hey everyone, it is Louise, welcome to my recipe page. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a distinctive dish, homemade pesto genovese. One of my favorites. For mine, I’m gonna make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.

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To get started with this recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can cook homemade pesto genovese using 6 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Homemade Pesto Genovese:
  1. Prepare 50 grams Basil leaves
  2. Make ready 25 grams Pine nuts or walnuts
  3. Get 3 tbsp Grated Parmesan cheese
  4. Take 100 ml Olive oil
  5. Make ready 1/2 tsp Salt
  6. Make ready 2 clove Garlic
Steps to make Homemade Pesto Genovese:
  1. Wash the basil leaves and pat dry. I usually spread them out on a newspaper and dry them in the shade after washing.
  2. Roast the pine nuts or walnuts in the frying pan.
  3. Place the roasted pine nuts or walnut, garlic, parmesan cheese, and salt into a food processor, and blend.
  4. Next, add half of the olive oil. Blend some more.
  5. Once it becomes somewhat smooth, add the basil leaves in 3 batches and blend with each addition.
  6. Once the basil leaves have been chopped finely, add the remaining olive oil and blend continuously until smooth.
  7. Once it becomes the same smooth texture as the photo, it's done!
  8. Store it in a container. Pour a little bit of olive oil on top to prevent oxidation.
  9. Since it can be stored in the freezer, I usually take out a little bit to store in the freezer.

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