The best basil pesto

Name: The best basil pesto
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 1 clove of garlic; a large bunch of fresh basil; 50 g pine nuts; 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil; 50 g Parmesan; 1 cooked Jersey Royal or new potato

The Italian classic with basil, Parmesan & pine nuts

“This easy, beautiful pesto recipe is absolutely bursting with fresh herby flavour ”

Serves 6

Cooks In5 minutes

DifficultySuper easy

Vegetables Italian Potato Cheap & cheerful Quick fixes Sauces & condiments

Nutrition per serving

Calories 153 8%
Fat 14.4g 21%
Saturates 2.9g 15%
Sugars 0.3g 0%
Protein 4.8g 10%
Carbs 0.7g 0%

Of an adult's reference intake

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Ingredients

1 clove of garlic
a large bunch of fresh basil
50 g pine nuts
3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
50 g Parmesan
optional:
1 cooked Jersey Royal or new potato

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Peel and bash the garlic in a pestle and mortar with a pinch of sea salt. Pick the basil leaves and add with the pine nuts, and pound to a coarse paste. Muddle in the extra virgin olive oil and finely grate and stir in the Parmesan, adding a splash of water if you like it a little runnier, then continue bashing and pounding until smooth.
Have a taste and season with salt and black pepper, if needed. For a lovely creamy finish, try crumbling in and stirring through a cooked Jersey Royal. Serve with grilled meat or fish, or simply stirred through pasta – delicious!

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