Favorite Pesto

Name: Favorite Pesto
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 9
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper; 710 milliliters fresh basil leaves; 2 garlic cloves, peeled; 1 teaspoon kosher salt; 1 Tbsp fresh lemon juice; 59 milliliters extra-virgin olive oil; 2 Tbsps pine nuts, toasted

You can never have too many condiment recipes, so give Favorite Pesto a try. This recipe serves 9. This recipe covers 4% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Watching your figure? This gluten free, primal, and whole 30 recipe has 72 calories, 1g of protein, and 8g of fat per serving. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 15 minutes. A mixture of kosher salt, lemon juice, pine nuts, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so scrumptious.

Instructions

Place garlic in food processor; process until minced.

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Garlic

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Food Processor

Add basil and next 4 ingredients (through pepper). With processor on, slowly pour oil through food chute; process until smooth, scraping sides.

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Pepper

Basil

Cooking Oil

Tip: If you don't have pine nuts, you can substitute other nuts such as unsalted and toasted walnuts or cashews. All nuts add their own unique flavor to pesto.

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Pine Nuts