Name: Basil and Roasted Garlic Pesto
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 1 h 10 min
Total time: 1 h 25 min
Yield: 1 1/4 cups, 10 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 head garlic; 2 teaspoons olive oil; 4 cups fresh basil leaves, packed; 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil; 3 -5 sprigs fresh Italian parsley; 1/4 cup pine nuts; 1/4 cup parmesan cheese; lemon wedge; salt (to taste); black pepper (to taste)

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Basil and Roasted Garlic Pesto created by The Spice Guru

Excellent on bruschetta. Is also great on pasta.

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ingredients

1 head garlic
2 teaspoons olive oil
4 cups fresh basil leaves, packed
¹⁄₂ cup extra virgin olive oil
3 -5 sprigs fresh Italian parsley
¹⁄₄ cup pine nuts
¹⁄₄ cup parmesan cheese
lemon wedge
salt (to taste)
black pepper (to taste)

directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Cut top 1/3 off of garlic head; peel away paper skin to thin layer or 2 surrounding the cloves.
Place in small ovenproof dish; drizzle top with 2 teaspoons of olive oil.
Cover with foil and bake in preheated oven for 70 minutes; allow to cool.
Squeeze garlic out of the paper skin into a small bowl; set aside.
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.
Remove mixture to a bowl; add the parmesan and juice from lemon wedge and mix well.
Adjust salt and pepper to taste.

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9/30/2010

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review by The Spice Guru

9/29/2010

This is TO DIE FOR! I used to make pesto every day in a restaurant... and this recipe is waaaaaaaay better! Thanks for your easy, super recipe!

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review by Paka1931

10/25/2008

I made this using Siam basil which is a milder basil. It came out great and I froze some in ice trays for future or emergency use. Next year I want to try it with Thai basil which should give it a wonderful twist. Thanks for a great easy recipe.

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review by karen

7/28/2008

This is the BEST Pesto recipe. My girls love it! It is a good use of my deef fence (the deer around here won't cross or eat the basil so I plant it all around my garden) but after finding this recipe I'd plant loads of basil just for this!

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review by Heather U.

7/11/2006

Oh so good-- just right pesto! Because the garlic is roasted, its presence is much more muted than it would be raw. I tossed potatoes in this and threw them on the grill with some sliced peppers and onions-- tasty. I expect that this pesto, like any other, can be frozen easily in ice cube trays. Once frozen, you can transfer the pesto cubes to a freezer bag for safekeeping. Thanks for posting this!

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