Pesto (Vita-Mix or Blender)
"This is a recipe by weight, so you can use a tare scale to add the ingredients then just blend away. This eliminates any extra measuring or prep of ingredients. Recipe from The Culinary Institute of America."
- Ready In:
- 5mins
- Ingredients:
- 5
- Yields:
-
1 lb of pasta worth
- Serves:
- 6-8
ingredients
- 4 ounces olive oil
- 3 garlic cloves
- 1 1⁄2 ounces pine nuts, toasted
- 2 ounces parmesan cheese
- 2 ounces basil leaves, fresh
directions
- add ingredients to Vita-Mix (or other blender) in the order displayed.
- turn machine to Variable Speed 1, then increase quickly to Variable Speed 7.
- blend for 1 minute.
- serve immediately or store in fridge.
- to avoid discoloration of the top, pour a thin layer of olive oil on the top of the pesto.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
All-Natural-Nut
United States
I love old fashioned cooking; as traditional as you can get. Also, I tend to care more about nutrition than flavor; although my DH cares more about restaurant-quality-flavor than nutrition. So my recipes are likely to be a nice blend of both (Of course the traditional recipes have a tendency to have amazing flavor AND nutrition anyway!)
Also, I am willing to do the extra work that releases the most nutrition in a recipe, so mine will not necessarily be the easiest recipes. On the other hand, I'm a freak for efficiency, so you can bet I'll find the simplest way to capture it all.
