I had done a search on the forums and couldn't find a recipe for pesto... just a lot of posts of people using store bought pesto. PLEASE don't do that.
Not being a snob here. It's just that as good as store bought pesto can taste, it's nothing compared to homemade. And the store bought is usually very very oily. Plus, nothing could be easier to make...
As some of you may remember from my old recipe posts, I'm kind of a fly-by-the-seat-of-your-pants type of cook. Pesto really adapts well to this style of cooking. You don't need exact measurements. And frankly, it's kind of a to-the-taste type of recipe. But I'll give you a basic "measurements" recipe and you can tweak it to your liking. For instance, I sometimes use 3 cloves of garlic.... sometimes 10. I LOVE garlic. Also, depending on what I'm going to be using it for... as a coating for pasta, or a topping for chicken... I'll use more or less olive oil. So, here goes.
Ingredients (grams of carbs)
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2 cups basil leaves, packed (.37)
1/4 cup pine nuts or walnuts, toasted (3.3 or 2.1)
3 cloves of garlic, chopped (2.79)
1/2 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese (1.87)
1/2 cup good olive oil (0)
freshly ground pepper to taste (<1)
sea salt to taste (0)
Total Carbs in recipe: 8.33g or 7.13g
In a food processor add the garlic and nuts and pulse until minced together. Then add in the basil leaves and pulse a few times. Then with the fp on, add the olive oil in a constant stream. Scrape down the sides, add the cheese and pulse until combined. Salt and pepper to taste, and you're done. Taste it. You will never buy store bought pesto again.
Pesto Recipe
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