The Realtor's Pesto
photo by gailanng
- Ready In:
- 10mins
- Ingredients:
- 6
- Yields:
-
1 1/4 cup
ingredients
- 2 cups tightly packed fresh basil leaves
- 3⁄4 cup olive oil
- 1⁄2 cup grated romano cheese
- 1⁄2 cup loosely packed fresh parsley leaves
- 1⁄4 cup pine nuts (I usually use pecans because I always have them around)
- 2 -4 garlic cloves, chopped into chunks
directions
- Place all ingredients in food processor bowl and process using metal blade until finely chopped but not mushy.
- Spoon into jar and cover with a thin layer of olive oil to prevent the mixture from darkening.
- Refrigerate for at least 2 hours so flavors can blend or up to 2 weeks.
- To freeze, put tablespoonfuls of the pesto mixture into ice cube trays. freeze and pop them out as needed. I keep the whole ice cube tray in a big ziploc bag to keep the pesto cubes fresh. You could pop them out and store them in the bag without the tray but I've found that they stick together too much.
- I use about 1/3 of a cup or so per pound of pasta and 1 or 2 cubes per 1lb of roasted or steamed veggies.
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Reviews
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This is a nice pesto. I liked the subtle flavor that the parsley added. I found it to be, overall, quite mildly flavored. I will use this recipe again and try toasting the pine nuts beforehand in order to add a little more nutty flavor. I will also use a little extra garlic just due to personal taste. Thank you for sharing.
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Thoroughly enjoyed. Fresh, easy and tasty. Have to confess that I made with out the parsley (just flat to add it in) and cut the olive oil to a scant half cup. Used on veggie sandwiches and it was oh soooo good. This is so much better then what I have been buying and much more economical. Thanks so much for the post.
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Realtor by day, Chef by night
Vineland, NJ
I'm a full-time Realtor for Century 21 Graham Realty during the day and at night I'm a wife and mother of one 6 year old daughter, Angelina plus one small dorkie dog (dachshund-yorkie mix) named Petey. I love to cook and experiment with new recipes. I've been collecting cookbooks (I have a few hundred) and recipes for as long as I can remember. I like to buy recipe boxes at yard sales and auctions and peak through them for yummy recipe gems. I've found some really amazing recipes that way. I'm a huge fan of Le Creuset enameled cast iron cookware. I've been collecting different pieces for a few years now. I always considered myself a great cook but these pans raise things to a whole new level.
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