Italian
Basil Pesto
by Manu Food · 60K subscribers on YouTube
A classic basil pesto recipe with tips to keep the vibrant green color. Use cold ingredients and blend intermittently to avoid overheating the basil.
- Difficulty
- easy
Ingredients
7 itemsMethod
- Add some ice cubes to the blender.
- Add the basil leaves (washed and dried).
- Add half of the olive oil.
- Remove the core from the garlic and add the garlic.
- Add salt.
- Add pine nuts.
- Blend in short pulses, turning the blender off frequently to keep the blade from overheating.
- Add the remaining basil and the other half of the olive oil.
- Continue pulsing.
- Add the grated cheese and blend briefly.
- The pesto is ready. You can freeze it for later use.
