Pesto with pine nuts
Green sauce made with basil, cheese and nuts.

20 min · 6 servings
Per serving
Approximately 202 kcal Protein: 3.5 g Fat: 20.7 g Carbohydrates: 1.7 g
Calculation based on the edible mass of ingredients; actual values vary by product.
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Contains: Pine nut, Milk
NHS: food allergyIngredients
- Basil leaves - 50 g
- Pine nuts, peeled kernels - 35 g
- Parmesan – 40 g
- Garlic – 8 g
- Olive oil for garlic - 10 g
- Olive oil for sauce - 80 g
- Salt - 1 g
- Black pepper - 0.3 g
How to cook
- Lightly brown the nuts in a dry frying pan and cool.
- Heat the chopped garlic in the oil provided for it for 2 minutes and remove from the heat.
- Grind basil, garlic, nuts and grated cheese. Add oil for sauce, salt and pepper.
Products for the recipe
- Pine nut — 35 g for 6 servings: pine nuts, peeled kernels.
Adaptation from Vostok Food: volume reduced, parmesan selected, nuts browned in a frying pan. Adaptation text - CC BY-SA 4.0.
Source: Wikibooks contributors — Cookbook:Pesto I · CC BY-SA 4.0