Name: Classic Pesto
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Ingredients: 4 cups loosely packed basil leaves; 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese; 2 garlic cloves, halved; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1/2 cup pine nuts, toasted; 1/2 cup olive oil

This versatile pesto boasts a perfect basil flavor. Pair it with pasta and you've got a classic Italian dinner. &mdash;Iola Egle, Bella Vista, Arkansas

Classic Pesto

basil leaves

Parmesan cheese

garlic cloves, halved

salt

pine nuts, toasted

olive oil

I use pesto in my turkey burgers. Usually I buy it in a jar but decided to give the fresh version a try. This is very easy and basic. I took the suggestion of other reviewers and froze what I didn't use immediately. I put "globs" (no measuring, approximately a few Tablespoons) into mini muffin cups because I don't have ice cube trays. When frozen, I popped them into a ziplock bag and back to the freezer for future use.

The flavor was excellent but this pesto did not hold up well in the fridge.  Anyone have storage advice?

I find the best way to store this pesto is to freeze it.  Put about 2 Tbl in ice cube trays and after frozen place in freezer bags.  Take out as many cubes as you want, and in a hurry I thaw it in the micro.  Keep very well this way.

I change this up a little bit, but this is my fav pesto sauce recipe.

Good, basic pesto recipe.   Freezes well so I made several batches for using later.

Classic Pesto

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Total: 10 minutes

Servings: 1

Author : Taste of Home

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