Friday recipe: pesto

16 Jul

Friday recipe: pesto

It’s way too hot to think about cooking anything, so this week’s recipe doesn’t involve the oven. I love pesto on just about anything: sandwiches, pasta, bread, even pizza. I especially love making it with fresh basil from my herb garden.

I’ve heard that you can leave out the cheese and freeze prepared pesto in ice cube trays. Then you have individual servings of pesto ready whenever you want!

Pesto

1 packed cup of basil leaves
2 Tablespoons toasted pine nuts
1 1/2 Tablespoons olive oil
1 teaspoon minced garlic
2 Tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
dash of kosher salt

DirectionsPut basil, pine nuts, olive oil, garlic and salt in food processor. Blend until they form a green paste (add more olive oil if necessary). Once you have it to the desired consistency stir in Parmesan cheese. Double or triple the recipe depending on how much basil you have!

Posted in Healthy Cooking

About the author - Andrea Cooley

Andrea Cooley gets paid to post on Facebook and Twitter (among other things) to promote Des Moines University to prospective students. She is a Midwest girl at heart, but loves to travel around the country visiting friends and family. If Des Moines had mountains or an ocean she’d never leave. Before joining the DMU marketing team, she was an editor for Country Home magazine. She’s still a little obsessed with magazines, so if you want to talk about decorating, remodeling or gardening projects she’s your go-to girl.

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Posted by Carol Servulo on 16.07.10 at 6:40 am

So Delicious…..

Thank you for Sharing!!!!!
Posted by car wrap pro on 16.07.10 at 6:40 am

Thanks for the recipe. Even the picture makes me hungry. This article triggered my Pavlovian response . lol . Thank you
Posted by recessed lighting tips on 16.07.10 at 6:40 am

Hm…. It seem delicious. As Andrea feels this pesto will be very nice combined on just about anything: sandwiches, pasta, bread, even pizza. Yummy, let’s try

Thank for sharing Andrea
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Posted by GTA 5 on 16.07.10 at 6:40 am

It’s so nice, I love that with pasta! Thanks for sharing
Posted by Tea on 16.07.10 at 6:40 am

I love pesto!
Posted by Online College Courses on 16.07.10 at 6:40 am

This sounds absolutely delicious and looks fairly easy enough to make by myself. I’ve always loved pesto but I hated to buy the pre-made jars sold at Safeway because it never tastes fresh! I’m excited to try this out
Posted by Afriqiyah on 16.07.10 at 6:40 am

This is a cool summer recipe that is prepared without an oven. It is really interesting to get such a pesto preparation from you. Andrea’s recipes have always been outstanding with something special in them. Since this a raw preparation, the churning need to be done carefully and the ingredient have to be put in the right amount.
Posted by guar suppliers on 16.07.10 at 6:40 am

thanks Andrea, looks yum, can’t resist to make my own. thanks for share.
Posted by Alex on 16.07.10 at 6:40 am

I`ve never seen a pasta looking green actually
Posted by vehicle wraps on 16.07.10 at 6:40 am

Absolutely delicious . thank you for sharing. More recipes to come?
Posted by Logo Design on 16.07.10 at 6:40 am

I love pesto too and it’s good to see it being mentioned and talked about in your post.Pesto is definitely a good option in summer as it doesn’t require much effort to prepare it.I mainly like to have it with sandwiches but with pizzas..not bad either.Thanks.take care.
Posted by digee on 16.07.10 at 6:40 am

Must be very healty, but how about taste?
Posted by Karen the Lice Shampoo Expert on 16.07.10 at 6:40 am

As a business owner and busy Mother of two, I always keep pesto on hand. This is a great basic pesto recipe. You can even freeze pesto in small quantities and keep them in the freezer. Just thaw and add to your favorite recipies. It is great on pasta of course, but try other items such as pizza, burgers and sandwiches. Pesto adds a perfect amount of zest to these dishes.