Pesto
Homemade pesto always makes a thoughtful hostess gift. Mix things up with the cilantro variation. —Taste of Home Test Kitchen
Ingredients
- 1 cup tightly packed fresh basil or cilantro leaves
- 1 cup tightly packed fresh parsley leaves
- 1 to 2 garlic cloves
- 1/2 cup olive oil
- 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
Reviews
This was really good! I used basil leaves and half the Parmesan cheese. Then I used it for the sauce for making a pizza - wonderful! As long as I have fresh basil I will be making my own instead of buying. Thanks for sharing.
I was looking for a simple pesto recipe with things I already have. I didnt want pine nuts in it. I didn't measure my basil and parsley exactly. I probably used slightly more. Freezes ok, leaving the cheese out of the recipe and adding prior to using would be better I think. I will try that next time.
The ratio is wrong! Not enough 'Leaves'...
I added 1/4 cup pine nuts. It was bitter compared to other recipes.
You can use this in Tomato soup to give it a tomato/basil bisque feel. I love this stuff!
First time making pesto and it was so easy.....glad to use up some of my basil and parsley from the herb garden!! Used the pesto for the Grilled Veggie Tortillas recipe from this site.....everything was very good!!
Really easy and delicious. Received lots of compliments!
I used this sauce over my pasta and it was so good. This recipe is a keeper!
This is very easy, uses ingredients I usually have on hand, and tastes great!
This was my first attempt at pesto - very easy! This was so good - I made homemade pizza and used it as the sauce, put on mozzarella cheese, parmesan cheese and fresh tomatoes - yum! Thanks for sharing!