Fresh Basil Pesto With Variations Recipe

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Fresh Basil Pesto With Variations
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Ingredients
7
Count
Nutrition
182
Calories
Total time
10
Minutes
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. Fit your food processor with the steel blade attachment. To bowl add basil, garlic, oil, pine nuts, salt and pepper. Pulse several times, scraping bowl if needed, and continue until the mixture is a smooth paste. Add a tiny bit of oil if mixture gets too thick.
  2. When the consistency is right, transfer to a small bowl and fold in the shredded parmesan cheese.
  3. To Serve: Stir a few tablespoons of pesto with a splash of cooking water from your favorite pasta and toss with hot pasta until coated. Use as a condiment on grilled panini sandwiches, on toast points for an appetizer, as a pizza sauce, or garnish your fresh soup with a few teaspoons.
  4. To Store: Cover with a thin layer of olive oil or spray with non-stick cooking oil and keep in the fridge for several weeks. For long-term storage fill ice cube trays with pesto, freeze and then pop out into a resealable plastic bag. Thaw just the right amount of fresh pesto for your meal any time you want it!
  5. *NOTE: Other aromatic herbs, nuts, oils or hard cheeses can be used in place of or in combination with the basil, pine nuts, extra virgin olive oil and parmesan. Keep in mind the herb is the star of the show and should have the most prominent flavor when mixing and matching ingredients. Also, consider the rest of your meal and what fresh flavors might compliment it best. Have fun experimenting with some of the following!
  6. Herbs: fresh cilantro, spinach, oregano, sun-dried tomatoes; Italian flat leaf parsley can be used by itself but is also great to use with any of the other herbs when you may be running short on them.
  7. Nuts: Walnuts, almonds, pecans.
  8. Flavored Oils: porcini mushroom, walnut, lemon, rosemary, raspberry.
  9. Cheeses: parmigiano-reggiano, asiago, romano.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 182.34 Kcal (763 kJ)
Calories from fat 173.96 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 19.33g 30%
Cholesterol 1.8mg 1%
Sodium 188.6mg 8%
Potassium 61.88mg 1%
Total Carbs 1.53g 1%
Sugars 0.26g 1%
Dietary Fiber 0.44g 2%
Protein 2.01g 4%
Vitamin C 1.5mg 2%
Iron 0.6mg 3%
Calcium 46.2mg 5%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 595.08 Kcal (2491 kJ)
Calories from fat 567.71 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 63.08g 30%
Cholesterol 5.87mg 1%
Sodium 615.51mg 8%
Potassium 201.94mg 1%
Total Carbs 5.01g 1%
Sugars 0.85g 1%
Dietary Fiber 1.43g 2%
Protein 6.54g 4%
Vitamin C 4.8mg 2%
Iron 1.9mg 3%
Calcium 150.8mg 5%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 5.2
    Points
  • 5
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low cholesterol

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