Make bland food interesting by making a yummy basil pesto which can be had as a dip or simply mixed with dishes. Here’s how to make it.
Ingredients
- 100g basil
- 50g walnuts, lightly toasted
- 2 cloves of garlic
- Salt and pepper
- 40g parmesan, grated
Method
Put everything except the oil and cheese in a food processor and blend to a coarse puree.
Add half the oil and the parmesan and blend again for a few seconds.
Transfer the pesto to a jug or a bowl and stir in the rest of the oil, or as much of it as you think is the pesto needs. Different dishes need their accompanying pesto at different consistencies.
Store the pesto thick and dilute with olive oil when and as you wish. Keep a thin film of olive oil on top of the stored pesto to help preserve the colour.
For basil pesto dressing, simply take a few spoons of pesto, dilute it to a pouring consistency with olive oil, and then add some lemon juice to taste.
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