Quick and easy creamy pesto you can whip up in 5 minutes or less!
Prep Time: 5 minutesminutes
Cook Time: 0 minutesminutes
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Total Time: 5 minutesminutes
Servings:4servings
Ingredients
1cuppacked basil leaves
¼cuppine nuts
1tablespoonminced garlic
⅓cupextra virgin olive oil
⅓cupshredded parmesan cheese
½teaspoonsalt , (or to taste)
¼teaspoonblack pepper
½teaspoonfresh lemon juice
Instructions
Add all ingredients to a food processor or blender. Pulse until smooth. Serve immediately or cover and store chilled.
Notes
Yields about 1 cup of pesto.If you want to be conservative on the salt, start with 1/4 teaspoon. Taste and add more as desired.Additional lemon juice can be added for a more "lemony" flavored pesto - so good!