Walnut Pesto Recipe
Make my easy and pretty 5-ingredient Walnut Pesto Recipe in minutes. Perfect for pasta, on top of fish or roasted veggies.
Ingredients
- 2 cup fresh basil leaves packed, washed, and dried
- 1 cup walnuts toasted
- 2 cloves garlic peeled
- ½-1 cup Parmesan cheese grated or shaved
- ½-1 cup extra virgin olive oil EVOO
- ½ teaspoon salt adjust to taste
Instructions
- Toast the walnuts: Toast your walnuts in a dry skillet over 4 to 5 minutes and stir them occasionally. You can also toast them on a baking tray in a medium oven for about 8 minutes. Cool completely before using them.
- Blend the walnuts: Once cooled, pop the walnuts and garlic cloves into your food processor or blender. Blitz them for a few seconds until roughly chopped.
- Blend the pesto: Add in the basil leaves, garlic cloves, parmesan cheese and some salt. Pulse until everything is chopped up.
- Add in the oil: Add a little of the oil at a time and blend until you have the consistency you like. Taste and season as you go.
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