Name: Basil Pesto
Ingredients: 2 cups fresh picked basil leaves; 3 large cloves garlic; 3/4 cup pine nuts; 3/4 cup good olive oil; 3/4 cup fresh parmesan cheese (not the stuff in the green can); 1/2 tsp salt; 1/4-1/2 tsp fresh cracked pepper

Basil Pesto

basil leaves

garlic

pine nuts

olive oil

parmesan cheese (not the stuff in the green can)

tsp salt

1/4-1/2 tsp fresh cracked pepper

Place basil, garlic, nuts, and olive oil in food processor fitted with a metal blade.

Process until fairly smooth, wiping down sides once or twice if needed.

Add cheese, salt, and pepper and give it a quick whirl to mix.

Use immediately or freeze in ice cube trays.

Once frozen, pop them out and place into freezer zip-lock bags (date the bag w/sharpie).

Excellent ! Thanks so much for the recipe ❤️

Fabulous!! I line the ice cube tray with either parchment paper, saran wrap or wax paper, depending on what I have on hand. Pesto cubes come out perfectly every time!!

Great recipe! I do an extra step- I Blanche my basil for 3 seconds and then put in an ice bath. Then I put through a salad spinner to dry. . I do this to keep the basil from turning black.

Carl, I thought that too, at first, but it doesn't. My pesto turns out great when I add the cheese into the recipe before freezing.

I've been doing this for several years now, using ice cube trays and it's great! I love to use walnuts as they are a much better fat and less expensive than pine nuts.

I made mine with a little bit of bread crumbs to replace the nuts since I can’t have nuts. Came out great!

My recipe rating should be 5 stars!  I don't know why it only showed 3 stars.  I hope you can fix it!

Easy Peasy.  We had purchased fresh basil at the store to make basil chicken and had a lot of the fresh basil left over.  Your recipe was perfect!  Made it just now and put it in the ice cube tray and now it's in the freezer. :-).  Gave a husband a taste before it when into the tray and he said perfect!  I can't wait to use the pesto later in the year.  Thanks for your recipe!

I want to thank you so much for this recipe - it was simple to follow and tastes amazing! I made about 6 batches before my basil froze this fall and it's been a delightful reminder of summer now that we have snow on the ground. Thank you!!

Hi Renee,
Silly question, but still: when you use frozen pesto cubes for sandwiches or cold pasta, how long do you thaw the cubes in the fridge? Thank you!

For me about six months or they can freezer burn

Great pesto recipe .. thank you.   Another way to freeze it is on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper.  When you spread it out put another piece of parchment loosely on top.  When it has frozen you can break it up into bits and freeze in ziploc bags.   This way if a cube is more than you need you can decide what size you need.

Basil Pesto

Author : Joy in Every Season

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