Simple Almond Basil Pesto

A delicious, fresh and herby basil pesto made from healthy ingredients in 5 minutes. Just blend everything up, serve with pasta, on sandwiches, flatbreads, wraps…the list is endless!

Total Time

5min

4.4

5 Ratings

Author: Berry Sweet Life

Servings:

Ingredients

•

2 cups

Fresh Basil Leaves

•

2 cloves

Garlic

•

1/3 cup

Grated Parmesan Cheese

•

4 Tbsp

Almonds

or Pine Nuts

•

to taste

Salt

•

to taste

Ground Black Pepper

•

1/3 cup

Olive Oil

Cooking Instructions

Place Fresh Basil Leaves (2 cups) , Garlic (2 cloves) , Grated Parmesan Cheese (1/3 cup) , Almonds (4 Tbsp) , Salt (to taste) , and Ground Black Pepper (to taste) in a blender and pulse until almost smooth. Now pour the Olive Oil (1/3 cup) (plus 2 Tbsp) in slowly, continuing to pulse the mixture until it comes together.

Store in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 1 week.

Author's Notes

Pesto is traditionally made with pine nuts - feel free to use them, I like the almonds for something different!

If you use pine nuts, I recommend that you lightly toast the pine nuts in a dry frying pan over medium heat until they are only slightly golden, (don’t be tempted to toast them anymore or it will change their flavor) before adding them to the blender with the other ingredients.

Nutrition Per Serving

CALORIES

253

FAT

25.1 g

PROTEIN

4.8 g

CARBS

3.9 g