Best Homemade Pesto Recipe

Name: Best Homemade Pesto Recipe
Total time: 20 mins
Ingredients: 4 cloves garlic, peeled; 0.25 teaspoon kosher salt; 1 large bunch fresh basil; 3 tablespoons pine nuts; 2 ounces finely grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese; 0.5 cup mild extra-virgin olive oil

Discover this handmade pesto recipe using a mortar and pestle for unmatched flavor. Just five ingredients, but the intensity is extraordinary. Experience each component as they blend into wonderful, new flavors!

Total time20 mins
Prep time20 mins
Yield8

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Ingredients

4 cloves garlic, peeled
0.25 teaspoon kosher salt
1 large bunch fresh basil
3 tablespoons pine nuts
2 ounces finely grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese
0.5 cup mild extra-virgin olive oil

Instructions

Using a mortar and pestle, crush garlic with a pinch of kosher salt until it forms a paste, about 1-2 minutes. Gradually add basil in 3-4 portions, crushing and pounding until a fine paste forms, around 8 minutes depending on leaf size and stem thickness. Add and pound in the pine nuts.
Add a handful of grated cheese to the mortar and pound into the sauce. Incorporate another handful of cheese into the mixture. Continue adding cheese gradually until fully combined, approximately 5 minutes.
Drizzle olive oil 1 tablespoon at a time, pounding it into the sauce. Once all the olive oil is added and emulsified, transfer the pesto to a bowl and drizzle the surface with olive oil.

Nutrition

Calories: 181 kcal
Fat Content: 18 g
Fiber Content: 0 g
Sugar Content: 0 g
Sodium Content: 169 mg
Protein Content: 4 g
Cholesterol Content: 6 mg
Carbohydrate Content: 2 g
Saturated Fat Content: 3 g
Unsaturated Fat Content: 0 g