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Fresh Basil Pesto Recipe

February 9, 2023 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.
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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.

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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.

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

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Fresh Basil Pesto Recipe

Nags
A fresh basil pesto recipe with basil leaves, parmesan cheese, and olive oil. Perfect to add to pasta!
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Prep Time 5 minutes mins
Course Dips
Cuisine Italian
Servings 3 /4 cup

Ingredients
  

  • 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
 

  • Add all ingredients into a food processor or mixie jar
  • Pulse until combined and keep grinding to desired consistency
  • 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.

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.

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