There’s nothing like freshly made pesto! This particular recipe fills your whole kitchen with the wonderful fragrance of basil, garlic, lemon and parsley…Yumm! The pesto only takes a few minutes to make and freezes well (always a bonus!).
I’ve tried this pesto tossed with hot pasta and with grilled chicken…both are excellent! It would also be great in pasta salad (add chopped tomatoes, olives, feta, etc.). There’s so many other great uses for this pesto, too. Get creative and let me know how you used it!
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Basil-Lemon Pesto
-recipe from williams-sonoma.com
A light and lemony variation on the traditional pesto, this version combines fresh parsley and basil. Toss with your favorite pasta, or spoon over grilled fish or chicken breasts. To toast the pine nuts, place them on a baking sheet and bake in a 350°F oven until golden, 8 to 10 minutes.
2 garlic cloves
3 Tbs. toasted pine nuts
1 1/2 cups loosely packed fresh basil leaves
1/2 cup loosely packed fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves
1/4 cup grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese
1 tsp. lemon zest
1 Tbs. fresh lemon juice
1 to 1 1/2 cups extra-virgin olive oil
Salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste
In a food processor, combine the garlic, pine nuts, basil, parsley, cheese, lemon zest and lemon juice. Pulse until ground to a fine paste, about 1 minute. With the machine running, slowly drizzle in the olive oil until the desired consistency is reached. Season with salt and pepper. Makes 1 1/4 to 1 3/4 cups.
Tags: basil, garlic, lemon, olive oil, parmesan cheese, parsley, pesto, pine nuts
Thanks for linking up! This looks really yummy!
Happy Day,
Jasey
I love the lemon added to the pesto! It would be terrific over pasta!
I can’t wait for fresh basil to start appearing at the farmer’s market – pesto making is at the top of my to-do list!
Thanks for linking up! This looks really yummy!
Happy Day,
Jasey