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Homemade Basil Pesto with Walnuts

Budget friendly recipe to make homemade basil pesto. Harvest your summer basil and create a delicious pesto for breads, pasta dishes, and more! Freeze your pesto to use all year long.
Prep Time30 minutes
Total Time30 minutes
Course: Appetizer
Cuisine: Italian
Keyword: basil, pesto, pesto bread, walnut pesto
Servings: 8

Equipment

  • Food processor

Ingredients

  • 2 cups packed basil leaves - rinsed and dried
  • 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese
  • 1/3 cup walnuts
  • 1/2 cup olive oil
  • 2 cloves garlic minced
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1/8 tsp pepper

Instructions

  • Place fresh basil leaves in the processor with walnuts. Pulse to chop up walnuts and basil.
  • Add in garlic and parmesan cheese. Continue to pulse.
  • Scrape down the sides of the processor.
  • Slowly add in olive oil. If your processor allows, add oil while the processor is running.
  • Add salt and pepper.
  • If freezing pesto, scoop pesto into ice cube trays or mini muffin tins. Freeze for several hours. Pop out pesto from ice cube trays and place in a freezer quart bag. Place back into freezer.