Pesto of basil and pine nuts
Pesto of basil and pine nuts

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Pesto of basil and pine nuts Recipe

Pesto of basil and pine nuts is one of the most favored of current trending foods on earth. It is appreciated by millions every day. It’s easy, it’s fast, it tastes yummy. Pesto of basil and pine nuts is something that I have loved my entire life. They are fine and they look fantastic.

To bewith this recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can have pesto of basil and pine nuts using 4 ingredients and 11 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Pesto of basil and pine nuts:

  1. Take 350 g basil leaves with stems
  2. Make ready 300 g slightly roasted pine nuts
  3. Take 15 g Himalayan salt (ca. 1 tbsp)
  4. Make ready 300 g olive oil

Steps to make Pesto of basil and pine nuts:

  1. Rinse your basil well e.g. in water with baking soda
  2. Dry in sieve and with paper towels (if you’re in a hurry)
  3. Add to powerful blender (I use a thermomix)
  4. Now continue adding the rest of the ingredients
  5. Close lid and and if you are using - as I am - a tmx, place the tmx spatula into the gap of the lid and push down
  6. Process at speed 8 for 20sec while swiveling the spatula back and forth
  7. If you prefer your pesto smoother with fewer chunks of pine nuts and all leaves nicely pureed, continue previous step until desired consistency
  8. After having repeated once step 6, I got my favorite texture of pesto, but my family prefers 15 sec longer, so by then it is very creamy
  9. Now store in airtight containers and keep refridgerated up to two weeks. Just make sure the surface is always covered with a bit of olive oil before closing and storing.
  10. Or freeze pesto in ice cube makers and take out when needed for pepping up a boring tomato sauce or just enjoy it on its own. Pesto with any pasta or on bread is amazing !!!
  11. You can add lemon juice, garlic or even hummus. Any variations possible with this basic recipe !! Have fun

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