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Homemade Pesto
Photo: Mike Kenneally

Homemade Pesto

7 ingredients 10 min 8 openrecipes
Homemade Pesto

A fresh, flavourful homemade pesto complete with toasted pine nuts.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

425
Calories
14g
Protein
40g
Fat
6g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 6 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Pine Nut 1 oz (28g) 191
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Parmesan Cheese 1 oz (28g) 110
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Basil 5 leaves fresh (2.5g) 1
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 4 cups Fresh Basil Leaves
  • ½ cups Olive Oil
  • ⅓ cups Pine Nuts, Toasted
  • 2 cloves Garlic
  • ¼ cups Freshly Grated Parmesan Cheese
  • ¼ cups Freshly Grated Pecorino Sardo, Or Replace With Extra Parmesan Cheese
  • 1 teaspoon Sea Salt

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By tastykitchen · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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