Classic Pesto

By OcadoLife
A quick and easy homemade pesto can make even the dullest of dishes sing, so keep this Classic Pesto recipe from food writer and cookery teacher Rebecca Woollard close at hand. Try it tossed with gnocchi, drizzled over…
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Ingredients

6 total
  • 50 g of basil, leaves and stalks
  • 1 small garlic clove, sliced
  • 50 g of pine nuts, toasted
  • 100 ml of extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1 squeeze of lemon juice, to taste
  • 50 g of parmesan (or vegetarian italian hard cheese if required), finely grated

Method

2 steps
  1. Step 1

    Blitz the basil, pine nuts, cheese and garlic in a food processor, until you have a chunky purée.

  2. Step 2

    Pour in 80ml of the oil and blitz again, then add the remaining 20ml oil if you’d like a looser texture. Season with salt and lemon juice to taste. It’ll keep in an airtight container in the fridge for 3-5 days.