If you enjoy the Italian way of cooking, basil pesto is a must have recipe. Easy, tasty and full of fresh Italian flavours. Perfect as an addition to risotto, pasta, vegetables or just with a decent piece of fresh bread.

10 minutes
Easy
0 – 5 euro pp

Ingredients for 4 pers.:

  • 15 gr fresh basil
  • 1 garlic clove
  • Handful of pine nuts
  • ½ lime
  • 40 gr parmesan cheese
  • olive oil
  • pepper

How to prepare it:

Take the leaves of the basil and put them in the blender. Strip the garlic and cut out the root. Squeeze the garlic over the basil. Add the pine nuts. Squeeze out the juice of the lemon and add the juice to the blender. Add a sip olive oil and mash everything. Once a nice paste has emerged you can add the parmesan cheese and some pepper, mix everything once more.