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Homemade Pesto Sauce
This fresh and flavorful Homemade Pesto Sauce takes 5 minutes to make and is the perfect addition to your favorite summer dishes!
Course
Appetizer
Cuisine
Italian
Keyword
pesto sauce
Prep Time
5
minutes
minutes
Total Time
5
minutes
minutes
Servings
2
cups
Calories
95
kcal
Author
Aubrey
Ingredients
2
cups
basil
leaves should be firmly packed in measuring cup
2
cloves
of garlic
¼
cup
pine nuts
⅔
cup
extra virgin olive oil
½
tsp
salt
or more to taste
¼
tsp
pepper
½
Parmesan cheese
grated
Instructions
add basil, garlic and pine nuts to a food processor and blend until roughly chopped
add in 1/2 tsp of salt, the pepper and 1/2 cup of the olive oil and process again
slowly drizzle in the remaining oil
pulse in the cheese then taste for salt and pepper, adding more if it needs it.
store in an air tight container in the fridge
Nutrition
Serving:
2
TBSP
|
Calories:
95
kcal
|
Carbohydrates:
1
g
|
Protein:
1
g
|
Fat:
10
g
|
Saturated Fat:
1
g
|
Polyunsaturated Fat:
2
g
|
Monounsaturated Fat:
7
g
|
Cholesterol:
1
mg
|
Sodium:
74
mg
|
Potassium:
23
mg
|
Fiber:
1
g
|
Sugar:
1
g
|
Vitamin A:
159
IU
|
Vitamin C:
1
mg
|
Calcium:
7
mg
|
Iron:
1
mg