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Basil and Roasted Garlic Pesto

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  • Servings: 10
  • Prep: 15m
  • Cook: 70m
    • The following recipe serves 10 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 1 head garlic
  • 2 teaspoons oil (olive oil)
  • 4 cups fresh basil leaves, packed
  • 1/2 cup oil (extra virgin olive oil)
  • 3 to 5 sprigs fresh Italian parsley
  • 1/4 cup pine nuts
  • 1/4 cup parmesan cheese, grated
  • Lemon wedge
  • Salt (to taste)
  • Black pepper (to taste)
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

  • Step 2: Cut top 1/3 off of garlic head; peel away paper skin to thin layer or 2 surrounding the cloves.

  • Step 3: Place in small ovenproof dish; drizzle top with 2 teaspoons of olive oil.

  • Step 4: Cover with foil and bake in preheated oven for 70 minutes; allow to cool.

  • Step 5: Squeeze garlic out of the paper skin into a small bowl; set aside.

  • Step 6: Place half the basil in a blender; add 1/2 the extra virgin olive oil, garlic, parsley, pine nuts, salt, pepper, and the remaining basil, the other half of the oil, and pulse until blended.

  • Step 7: Remove mixture to a bowl; add the parmesan and juice from lemon wedge and mix well.

  • Step 8: Adjust salt and pepper to taste.

Tips & Variations

Don't forget the following tips and variations.
  • Makes 1 1/4 cups

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