Pesto

And today I made some pesto!  I've never made pesto before because I haven't been able to blend up the pine nuts, but now I can see myself making quite a few batches of this over summer.  Here's the recipe as well, which is an adaption of several recipes that I found online.  I'm really happy with how it turned out, but next time I might add some chilli as well:

Yummy pesto:

1/4 cup pinenuts

1/4 cup cashews

3 cloves of garlic

1/2 cup olive oil

1/2 cup of grated parmesan cheese

a big splash of lemon juice

salt to taste

2 cups of firmly packed basil leaves - I say firmly packed, but I didn't super squish them in there!

How to: Blend up the nuts and garlic.  Add the oil and blend until nice and smooth.  Add remaining ingredients and do a couple of little blends to mix it all together.

Pop in a jar and refrigerate :)

Comments

[Sharon Pernes]

I've never used cashews in my pesto before, but was thinking about it. I am going to try that next time I have a bunch of basil in the house. Thanks for the recipe, looks yummy.