DELICIOUS HOMEMADE PESTO

A quick, family-friendly dish you can throw together with simple ingredients

Pesto or pesto alla genovese in Italian is one of my favourite sauces to make as it does not need to follow any specific receipe rules!
It is so versatile that you can subsisute any element to make it suit you and your dietary needs!
For example: Instead of pine nuts you can use walnuts or sunflower seeds! Instead of basil you can use kale, spinach, parsley or even avocado!
Give it a go! I promise you will not be disappointed! 😄

Ingredients 🌿

2 cups fresh basil leaves
1/3 cup pine nuts
2 cloves garlic
1/2 freshly grated parmesan
1/3 - 1/2 cup of exta virgin olive oil
1/2 - 1 teaspoon salt for taste

Instructions 📝

1. In a food processor, place the basil, pine nuts, garlic, parmesan and salt inside.
2. Blend the ingredients together until a paste forms. You may need to scrape the sides down during the process to ensure equal blending!
3. Next slowly pour in the extra virgin olive oil. Depending on your food processor, you may have to do this in batches, until it is all encorporated and becomes a thick sauce. If you want it thinner, feel free to add in more oil!
4. There you have it! Your own homemade pesto sauce which you can add to any pasta dish, put inside a sandwich or even use as a drizzle over a dish to add more colour or flavour!

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