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My Simple Pesto Recipe.

Hello everybody, it's Jim, welcome to my recipe page. Today, I will show you a way to make a special dish, my simple pesto recipe. It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I'm gonna make it a bit tasty. This will be really delicious.

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To begin with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can have my simple pesto recipe using 13 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make My Simple Pesto Recipe:

1. {Prepare 3 cups of packed Fresh Basil, leaf and stems (8 ounces by weight ) approximately 3 cups packed.
2. {Prepare 15 ounces of Extra virgin olive oil.
3. {Take 2 1/2 cups of Parmesan cheese, fresh grated (not processed).
4. {Prepare 3 cloves of Garlic.
5. {Prepare 1/2 tsp of Kosher salt or Sea salt (Do not use table salt/ Iodized salt for cooking or for consumption).
6. {Get of Equipment Needed:.
7. {Take 1 of dry cup measure.
8. {Prepare 1 cup of liquid measure.
9. {Take 1 Tablespoon of measure.
10. {Make ready 1/2 Teaspoon of measure.
11. {Get 1 of Collander/Strainer.
12. {Prepare of Optional: small scale (for weighing basil).
13. {Prepare of Food processor or blender.

Steps to make My Simple Pesto Recipe:

1. Wash Basil in sink and drain with Collander/ Strainer.
2. Place in food processor (or blender) in order; garlic cloves, basil, parmesan cheese, 1/2 the olive oil, then pulse.
3. Slowly add rest of olive oil while pulsing.
4. Keep pulsing until wet sand consistency, should be uniform in size and texture..
5. Taste, add 1/2 tsp of kosher salt if needed, never use table salt as it should never be used for cooking, or consumption in my opinion..
6. Store in refrigerator (will last at least 1 week - can be frozen if making larger batches)..
7. Put away food and wash equipment and let dry.
8. Mix or add to favorite foods for fun twists (Great on; pasta, pizza, in sauces, hummus, salad dressing, dips, mayonnaise, potato salad, gnocchi).
9. Note: I have used both a food processor and a good blender (Ninja) both worked for me. It is important to put the cheese on top of the basil to help hold down the basil for a smoother and consistent texture through out..

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