Pesto adds a powerhouse of flavor to any dish. Keep some on hand to toss with pasta, spread on sandwiches, add to salads or top off hot meats or vegetables.
Fresh Basil Pesto
- Prep Time 10 min
- Total 10 min
- Ingredients 5
- Servings 10
Ingredients
- 2 cups firmly packed fresh basil leaves
- 3/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 1/4 cup pine nuts
- 1/2 cup olive or vegetable oil
- 3 cloves garlic
Instructions
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Step1In blender or food processor, place all ingredients. Cover and blend on medium speed about 3 minutes, stopping occasionally to scrape sides, until smooth.
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Step2Use pesto immediately, or cover tightly and refrigerate up to 5 days or freeze up to 1 month (color of pesto will darken as it stands).
Nutrition
160
Calories
15g
Total Fat
4g
Protein
1g
Total Carbohydrate
0g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 2 Tablespoons
- Calories
- 160
- Calories from Fat
- 130
- Total Fat
- 15g
- 23%
- Saturated Fat
- 3g
- 16%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 5mg
- 2%
- Sodium
- 140mg
- 6%
- Potassium
- 70mg
- 2%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 1g
- 0%
- Dietary Fiber
- 0g
- 0%
- Sugars
- 0g
- Protein
- 4g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 15%
- 15%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 10%
- 10%
- Iron
- 4%
- 4%
Exchanges:
0 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 1/2 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 3 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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