Homemade Pesto Sauce
Learn how to make your own pesto sauce! It's so much better fresh!
Equipment
- food processor
Ingredients
- 1 cup basil leaves you could also do 1/2 c. basil and 1/2 c. spinach
- 4 garlic cloves
- 3 tbsp pine nuts
- ⅓ cup Parmesan cheese
- salt and pepper to taste
- ⅓ cup olive oil
Instructions
- Add your washed basil leaves to the food processor.
- Add the garlic (minced) and pine nuts to the basil leaves.
- Pulse 10 times.
- Add the grated parmesan cheese, salt and pepper.
- Add about half of the olive oil.
- Pulse about 10 times.
- Add the remaining olive oil and let the food processor go for about 10 seconds or until you reach your desired consistency.