Basil Pesto
Created by ladybug on May 27, 2012
- Servings: 6
- Prep Time: 5m
- Cook Time: 0m
- Recipe #5560
Ingredients
- 3 cups basil leaves (packed, leaves only)
- 4 medium garlic cloves (or 5 small, or 3 jumbo)
- 3/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 1/2 cup olive oil
- 1/4 cup pine nuts (toasted, Bazil nuts will work fine to)
- 1/2 cup fresh parsley (optional)
- Ground pepper and salt (to taste)
How to Make
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Step 1: Combine basil, garlic, Parmesan cheese, olive oil, and nuts in the bowl of a food processor or blender. Blend to a smooth paste. Mix in chopped parsley (this is optional you don't have to add it)
Nutritional Facts
- Serving Size: 1 (56.8 g)
- Calories 244.3
- Total Fat - 24.6 g
- Saturated Fat - 4.4 g
- Cholesterol - 7.9 mg
- Sodium - 106.5 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 2.3 g
- Dietary Fiber - 0.6 g
- Sugars - 0.4 g
- Protein - 5.3 g
- Calcium - 160.7 mg
- Iron - 1.2 mg
- Vitamin C - 9.5 mg
- Thiamin - 0 mg