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Besto Pesto

This pesto recipe is one of the most basic and useful ones around, making it what I consider the besto.
Prep Time5 minutes
Total Time5 minutes
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: Italian
Keyword: pesto, sauce
Author: April

Ingredients

  • 2 cups basil
  • ½ cup Parmesan cheese
  • ½ cup extra virgin olive oil
  • cup pine nuts
  • 1 clove garlic
  • salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

  • Put everything except the olive oil in a food processor.
  • Turn on the processor and drizzle in the olive oil, pausing once or twice to scrape down the sides.
  • Pulse until it’s the consistency you want and add olive oil as needed to achieve it.