Pesto sauce

Cooking time:

10 minutes

Active time:

10 minutes

Complexity:

Easy

Fresh homemade pesto is delicious and fragrant! Try making a pesto yourself, and you will definitely love it, especially since it is very simple to prepare.

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Recipe "Pesto sauce"

Ingredients

green basil

100 g

pine nuts

20-30 g

garlic

1-2 cloves

parmesan swiss cheese

30 g

olive oil

100 ml

salt

Step 1/4

Rinse the basil and dry thoroughly, there should be no drops of moisture on the leaves. Garlic (it is better to use tender young) clean the husks.

Step 2/4

Lightly toast the pine nuts in a dry pan until pleasant.

Step 3/4

Cut off the leaves and put in a blender along with garlic, salt and cheese, add a little oil. Turn on the blender in pulsating mode for a few seconds, add a little oil. Then add the nuts and remaining butter, punch through everything until smooth. The finished sauce can be stored in the refrigerator in a glass jar for several days.

Step 4/4

Pesto can be a wonderful sauce for spaghetti, but not only! Try dressing it with a vegetable salad or making caprese, adding to the soup, serving it with burrata and fresh bread, baked fish or lamb ribs - experiment!

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