Pesto Sauce - recipe with photo

Pesto Sauce

This sauce pairs well with fish, meat, pasta and salads. In this recipe, basil can be replaced with spinach or parsley, and parmesan with any hard cheese, although in that case it will no longer be pesto.

Total cooking time
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Number of servings
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Recipe difficulty
2 / 5

Ingredients

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  • basil 50 g
  • parmesan cheese 50 g
  • pine nuts 35 g
  • vegetable oil 100 ml
  • garlic clove 2-3 clove
  • salt

Instructions

Step 1 of 6

Chop the basil.

Step 2 of 6

Coarsely chop the garlic.

Step 3 of 6

Grate the cheese.

Step 4 of 6

Place the cheese, nuts, garlic and chopped greens into a blender.

Step 5 of 6

Pour in the oil. Add a little salt, keeping in mind that parmesan is quite salty.

Step 6 of 6

Blend everything until smooth.