Name: Basil Parsley Pesto Recipe
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 2½ cups basil leaves; 1 cup parsley leaves; ¼ cup Pine nuts; ½ cup parmesan cheese; 2 cloves garlic; ½ cup extra virgin olive oil; salt

Basil Parsley Pesto Recipe

Angelica Hornsby Modified: July 17, 2024

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How To Make Basil Parsley Pesto

With just 6 ingredients, you can already make this basil parsley pesto, a versatile sauce that’s great for pasta, barbecues, bread, pizza, and even soup.

Preparation: 15 minutes

Cooking:

Total: 15 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

2½cupsbasil leaves,packed
1cupparsley leaves,packed
¼cuppine nuts,untoasted or toasted
½cupparmesan cheese,grated
2clovesgarlic,peeled
½cupextra virgin olive oil
salt,to taste

Instructions

To a food processor add basil, pine nuts, parmesan cheese and garlic and process mixture until finely minced, while occasionally scraping down sides of processor.
Add olive oil and process until well pureed, occasionally scraping down the sides of the processor. Thin with a little more oil if mixture is thick, season with salt to taste.
Store in refrigerator in an airtight container.