Pesto
Preparation: 10 mins
Challenge Protein Servings: 0
Benefits & Notes: Most commercial pesto sauces don’t fit the challenge, hence the recipe. Alternatively, we suggested recommended commercial pesto in the shopping list.
Ingredients
- 5-2 cups fresh basil leaves
- 2-3 (to taste) garlic cloves
- 1/2 cup (125ml) olive oil
- 1/2 cup of pine nuts or 1/2 cup of chopped walnuts
- 2 ounces (50-60 grams of grated Parmesan.
- Salt and pepper
Directions
- In a food processor, blend together all the ingredients without the olive oil.
- When reaching a coarse paste, add gradually the oil into the
mixture and pulse mix with the machine (1-2 sec on and stop, add
more oil) until reaching a gentle paste texture. Stir in additional
salt and pepper to taste.