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Fresh Basil Pesto Recipe

February 18, 2018 32 Comments

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Fresh Basil pesto with fresh basil leaves and olive oil. A super easy recipe to make Italian pesto with basil.
Fresh basil pesto recipe
It’s not very easy to get fresh basil in Singapore. It’s not impossible either but somehow, when I do come across them in the supermarket, I feel they are wilted and cost too much. Why bother when there are a gazillion different types of other greens around, that are more local.

I did, however, manage to score an entire bag of super fresh basil in Giant supermarket a couple of weeks back. Ooh the flavour was mind blowing.

fresh basil pesto recipe

Although I have tried pesto pasta and pesto chicken before in restaurants, making your pesto is way better! I was a bit skeptical if TH would like it but he actually loved the pesto pasta I made with it.

You can also make interesting bread recipes with pesto like these pesto pull-apart rolls.

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Fresh basil pesto recipe

Fresh Basil Pesto Recipe

  • Author: Nags
  • Prep Time: 5 mins
  • Total Time: 5 minutes
  • Yield: 3/4 cup 1x
  • Category: Dips
  • Cuisine: Italian
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Description

A fresh basil pesto recipe with basil leaves, parmesan cheese, and olive oil. Perfect to add to pasta!


Ingredients

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  • 4 cups fresh basil leaves
  • 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
  • 1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese
  • 1 tsp minced fresh garlic
  • 1/3 cup pine nuts
  • 1/2 to 1 tsp freshly ground black pepper
  • Salt to taste

Instructions

  1. Add all ingredients into a food processor or mixie jar
  2. Pulse until combined and keep grinding to desired consistency
  3. Refrigerate up to 4 days or so tastes best fresh!

Notes

You can replace pine nuts in basil pesto with walnuts, cashew nuts, or any other nuts you have in hand.

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Pictures in this post taken in the home made light box for food photography.

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  1. Corporate to Kitchen

    March 19, 2013 at 4:41 am

    Thats a very good recipe Nags. I will be making some pullapart buns shortky & will use this pesto recipe as filling. BTW you can find fresh basil leaves in wet markets.

    Reply
  2. Aarti

    October 24, 2012 at 4:06 pm

    Can I use a few leaves of tulsi along with spinach, to get the basil flavour without the overpowering tulsi flavour, Fresh basil leaves are not available where I stay (Mysore), and I prefer not to use the dried ones.

    Reply
    • Nagalakshmi V

      October 25, 2012 at 9:51 am

      the basil used in this pesto is the italian kind. tulsi is not a good substitute for it.

      Reply
  3. Hilary

    June 2, 2012 at 8:02 pm

    Lovely pesto recipe. Yum! Even tastes soo good on Kelp noodles which are growing in popularity here in the U.S.A

    Reply
  4. Sanctified Spaces

    March 24, 2011 at 12:29 pm

    Oh thats an aromatic lovely dip

    Reply
  5. Keerthi

    February 5, 2011 at 6:52 pm

    The picture is soo professional nags! Till I saw your trademark tiny cups/moulds I thought for an instant that you downloaded the image from someplace! Love it!! 🙂

    Reply
  6. Ramya

    February 1, 2011 at 12:23 am

    the moment i saw this pesto recipe i knew i'd be trying it and wen i went shopping, i managed to find everything needed.. ane the first thing i did after coming home was making the pesto..

    and with the pesto , cooked and yum yum plate of pasta… and it was amazing, to say the very least..

    thanks nags!!!

    p.s : i am waiting for ur pesto pasta recipe to improvise mine!!!

    Reply
  7. singh from dominos india

    January 30, 2011 at 8:04 am

    I am a hardcore fan of pesto sauce and the picturization is mind blowing.i loudly say wow

    Reply
  8. Anu Nandu

    January 29, 2011 at 3:36 am

    I want to just kiss the basil in the last picture. Kiss it for me will you?

    Reply
  9. Cynthia

    January 28, 2011 at 1:51 am

    I'm making some of this this weekend Nags. Having a craving for pesto and penne.

    Reply
  10. Rekha

    January 27, 2011 at 12:57 pm

    Amazzzzzzing photographs Nags !!! (Earlier was also me, selected the wrong option in the dropdown)

    Reply
  11. Anonymous

    January 27, 2011 at 12:57 pm

    Amazzzzzzing photographs Nags !!!

    Reply
  12. sangeeta

    January 27, 2011 at 5:40 am

    Pine nuts are damn costly and i use walnuts or almonds or both together.
    Pictures are great and the pic box is working wonders….should i make one too 🙂

    Reply
  13. xandra

    January 27, 2011 at 12:52 pm

    Healthy recipe…Thank You for the recipe

    Reply
  14. cookcurrynook

    January 27, 2011 at 3:13 am

    Wow! Just when I was looking for a fool-proof recipe of Pesto. Awesomeness this. Bookmarked!

    PS: Like I said before, those pictures look great!

    Reply
  15. Heguiberto

    January 27, 2011 at 12:55 am

    Hey Nags, next time if you can't find basil you can replace it with spinach leaves and 1-2 tbsp of dried basil. It is delicious! I call it Winter pesto because basil doesn't look too good in the Winter months and spinach is widely available not to mention that it is also cheaper 🙂
    Cheers,
    Heg

    Reply
  16. Priya (Yallapantula) Mitharwal

    January 26, 2011 at 5:28 pm

    wow, love the color of pesto. I am a big fan of pesto sauce and wow on your photography too. Loving it.

    Reply
  17. Nags

    January 27, 2011 at 1:15 am

    That's a fantastic tip for making fresh spinach pesto Heg! Thanks 🙂

    Reply
  18. Uban Putih

    January 26, 2011 at 3:40 pm

    Hi, welcome to visit http://blogguideshare.blogspot.com/ for us sharing knowledge. Appreciate to join as member to this newly blog and to alert newly update.

    Reply
  19. Roxan

    January 26, 2011 at 3:18 pm

    Oh, you live in Singapore? So lucky! I've always wanted to visit there. I totally agree with you – fresh basil is absolutely amazing, it's one of my favorite things in the WORLD.

    Reply
  20. Sanjeeta kk

    January 26, 2011 at 1:51 pm

    What vibrant colors and tempting Pesto! Just need a toasted bread slice to devour it.

    Reply
  21. Mythreyi

    January 26, 2011 at 1:46 pm

    Like the bright Color of this Pesto. Homemade sounds so fresh already. Will sure try this one..

    Reply
  22. Happy Cook

    January 26, 2011 at 1:41 pm

    Love love pesto and your look so so good.

    Reply
  23. Priya

    January 26, 2011 at 9:13 am

    Thats a delicious and catchy pesto..

    Reply
  24. Apu

    January 26, 2011 at 5:59 am

    Delicious – nothing quite like homemade pesto!!

    Reply
  25. G

    January 26, 2011 at 4:04 am

    The pesto looks so colorful..Love this with penne pasta..

    G
    http://ensamayalarangam.blogspot.com

    Reply
  26. Madhavi

    January 26, 2011 at 3:05 am

    What is better than this..huhhh??, yummmm fresh pesto!!!

    Reply
  27. RAKS KITCHEN

    January 26, 2011 at 10:11 am

    Lovely,never ever tasted before,will try tasting…Nice clicks 🙂

    Reply
  28. Pia

    January 26, 2011 at 6:31 am

    This pesto is looking soo yummy. must be very aromatic

    Cook Healthy

    Reply
  29. Bits of Taste

    January 26, 2011 at 4:03 am

    I love pesto sauce especially the fresh one!

    Reply
  30. Nags

    January 26, 2011 at 3:07 am

    You get organic pine nuts in Fairprice, Sowmya 🙂

    Reply
  31. sowmya's creative saga

    January 26, 2011 at 3:05 am

    I tried with spinach and walnuts few days back..difficult to get pine nuts too in SG..isn't it?love the texture and colour of the pesto..waiting for your pasta recipe..

    Reply

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