Roasted Garlic Walnut Pesto for Freezing

Name: Roasted Garlic Walnut Pesto for Freezing
Prep time: 8 h 55 min
Cook time: 8 h 55 min
Total time: 8 h 55 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil, for drizzling; 2 liters packed fresh basil; 2 bulbs garlic; 12 servings salt and ground black pepper to taste; 2 liters ice water, or as needed; 237 milliliters extra-virgin olive oil; 237 milliliters chopped walnuts

Roasted Garlic Walnut Pesto for Freezing requires around 8 hours and 55 minutes from start to finish. This recipe serves 12. Watching your figure? This gluten free, primal, and whole 30 recipe has 95 calories, 2g of protein, and 9g of fat per serving. This recipe covers 7% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It works well as an affordable condiment. Head to the store and pick up olive oil, ice water, salt and ground pepper, and a few other things to make it today.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).

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Break garlic cloves off the bulb, but leaving in the peels.

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Whole Garlic Cloves

Place cloves in a square of foil.

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Clove

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Aluminum Foil

Drizzle about 1 tablespoon olive oil over cloves; season with salt and black pepper. Fold foil into a packet with the seams facing up to avoid leakage.

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Salt And Pepper

Olive Oil

Clove

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Bake in the preheated oven, checking every 10 to 15 minutes, until garlic is soft, 30 to 40 minutes.

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Garlic

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Let cool.

Heat walnuts in a skillet over medium heat; cook and stir constantly until fragrant and toasted, about 5 minutes.

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Walnuts

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Remove from heat and cool.

Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil.

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Water

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Pour ice water in a large bowl and set aside. Drop a handful of basil into the boiling water for 2 seconds; remove with a slotted spoon and transfer to the ice water. Repeat with remaining basil.

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Water

Basil

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Slotted Spoon

Bowl

Drain basil from the ice water and squeeze out as much moisture as possible.

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Basil

Squeeze garlic to release from the peels and place in a food processor.

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Garlic

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Add toasted walnuts, basil, and 1 cup olive oil; season with salt and black pepper. Blend in the food processor, scraping sides a few times, until smooth.

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Salt And Pepper

Olive Oil

Walnuts

Basil

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Pour pesto into 1 to 2 ice cube trays; freeze until completely solid, 8 hours or overnight. Pry pesto cubes from the ice cube tray and store in a freezer bag.

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Ice Cubes