Nothing like home made pesto, with fresh ingredients and ground with your favorite nut like walnut or almonds or pine nuts. I have used just basil in this pesto recipe, but you can add, parsely, mint, basil, coriander and make it a herbed pesto, it tastes delicious as well and adds a twist to the original.

 

Serves: 4 cups

Ingredients
5 cups fresh basil leaves, packed

1/4 cup walnuts
4 cloves chopped garlic 
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1 cup extra virgin olive oil
1 cup freshly grated Parmesan

Method
Place the walnuts,garlic, basil leaves, salt, and pepper in the food processor and churn until coarse, with the processor running, slowly pour the olive oil into the bowl through the feed tube and process until the pesto is thoroughly pureed. Add the Parmesan and puree for a minute. Serve with your favorite pasta or use it as your recipe call it.

Store the pesto in the refrigerator or freezer with a thin film of olive oil on top.