Easy Pesto
Servings 6 servings
Ingredients
- 4 cups fresh basil leaves packed
- ½ cup pine nuts
- 1 cups Parmesan cheese freshly grated
- 2 cloves garlic
- 1 tablespoon lemon zest
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper freshly ground
- 1 cups extra virgin olive oil
Instructions
- Add all of your ingredients except the oil to the food processor.
- Run the food processor for a few seconds until ingredients are chopped. Then slowly pour the olive oil into the food processor while running it.
- Taste your pesto to make sure that the flavors are balanced. Add more salt or a splash of lemon juice if needed.
Notes
You can use half basil and half spinach if you’d like!
Nutrition
Serving: 0.25cup | Calories: 465kcal | Carbohydrates: 3g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 48g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 8g | Monounsaturated Fat: 30g | Cholesterol: 11mg | Sodium: 463mg | Potassium: 137mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 978IU | Vitamin C: 5mg | Calcium: 231mg | Iron: 2mg
