Uploaded December 2023 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
Pesto is one of the best sauces ever invented, next to gravy and chocolate of course. Making it is very simple of this is the last chance for the season. If you have basil in your garden and it is not dead yet harvest it NOW! Here is what you do with it. Enjoy!
Pesto Sauce Recipe
2 cups, firmly packed, fresh basil leaves, washed and dried
1/2 cup parmesan cheese (or a mix of parm and romano)
1/4 cup pine nuts, toasted if you prefer
2 large cloves of garlic
2/3 cup olive oil
1 tbsp lemon juice
Put all ingredients except the oil in a food processor
Run it on high while slowly adding the oil
When all the oil is incorporated stop the food processor and scrap down the sides
Run it again for about 5 seconds and stop.
Store the pest in an air tight container
Drizzle a little extra Olive Oil on top to seal the pesto from air.
Store in the fridge for a few days. Discard once it turns black
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00:00 Introduction
00:20 Pesto Ingredients
00:51 Preparing the basil
03:41 Making pesto
10:02 How to store pesto
12:03 Salmon Pesto with Penne
Pesto is one of the best sauces ever invented, next to gravy and chocolate of course. Making it is very simple of this is the last chance for the season. If you have basil in your garden and it is not dead yet harvest it NOW! Here is what you do with it. Enjoy!
Pesto Sauce Recipe
2 cups, firmly packed, fresh basil leaves, washed and dried
1/2 cup parmesan cheese (or a mix of parm and romano)
1/4 cup pine nuts, toasted if you prefer
2 large cloves of garlic
2/3 cup olive oil
1 tbsp lemon juice
Put all ingredients except the oil in a food processor
Run it on high while slowly adding the oil
When all the oil is incorporated stop the food processor and scrap down the sides
Run it again for about 5 seconds and stop.
Store the pest in an air tight container
Drizzle a little extra Olive Oil on top to seal the pesto from air.
Store in the fridge for a few days. Discard once it turns black
Please share, subscribe and hit the like button if you enjoyed this episode.
To see recipes and more go to billcookes.com
Check Me Out on X twitter.com/howtocooke
Check out my Instagram instagram.com/howtocooke
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00:00 Introduction
00:20 Pesto Ingredients
00:51 Preparing the basil
03:41 Making pesto
10:02 How to store pesto
12:03 Salmon Pesto with Penne
