If you’re anything like me, you love Pesto but have always been afraid to make it on your own.
I used store bought for years and finally caved and bought a basil plant a few weeks ago in an attempt to keep it growing and finally make Pesto from scratch.

It is incredibly easy and cheaper than store bought and you can even substitute the pine nuts for chopped walnuts since pine nuts aren’t very easy to find.

Ingredients:

• 2 cups of fresh basil leaves (No stems)
• 2 tablespoons of pine nuts or chopped walnuts
• 2 large garlic cloves
• 1/2 cup of extra-virgin olive oil
• 1/2 cup of freshly grated parmesan cheese
• salt & pepper

Directions:

Combine basil leaves, pine nuts or walnuts, garlic, olive oil, and parmesan cheese in a food processor or food chopper.

Once everything is blended and combined, add salt & pepper to your liking.

Store in jars and seal tight and keep in the fridge if you are storing for later or use as sauce for pastas, flatbreads, pizza, or toss in pasta!

With love,

-R. Vargas