The famous Italian pesto – also called pesto genovese – pimps up every dish and gives the whole thing a particularly delicious touch. It is super easy and to prepare with few ingredients. Here you can find the recipe for basil pesto:
Preparation time: approx. 15 minutes in total
Servings: 200 ml pesto
Ingredients
3 bunches of basil (approx. 40 g)
2 cloves of garlic
80 g Parmesan cheese
25 g pine nuts
125 ml olive oil
1 pinch of salt
1 pinch of pepper
Preparation
Roast the pine nuts briefly without fat or oil in a pan and leave to cool slightly. Grind the warm pine nuts and the peeled garlic cloves in a food processor until a cream is formed. Add a pinch of salt and the washed basil leaves and grind again until a green mass is formed. Now add the parmesan and olive oil and mix well again to make a creamy paste. Season the finished pesto with salt and pepper.
Basil Pesto
The famous Italian pesto – also called pesto genovese – pimps up every dish and gives the whole thing a particularly delicious touch. It is super easy and to prepare with few ingredients. Here you can find the recipe for basil pesto:
Preparation time: approx. 15 minutes in total
Servings: 200 ml pesto
Ingredients
Preparation
Roast the pine nuts briefly without fat or oil in a pan and leave to cool slightly. Grind the warm pine nuts and the peeled garlic cloves in a food processor until a cream is formed. Add a pinch of salt and the washed basil leaves and grind again until a green mass is formed. Now add the parmesan and olive oil and mix well again to make a creamy paste. Season the finished pesto with salt and pepper.
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