Basil Pesto

Name: Basil Pesto
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: about 1¾ cups (400 ml)
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Ingredients: 1/2 cup lightly toasted (70 g) Pine Nuts; 1/2 cup grated (50 g) Parmesan; 3 cloves Garlic; 1 tsp (6 g) Salt; 1/4 tsp (0.5 g) Pepper; 1/8 tsp (0.3 g) Red Pepper; 1 cup EVOO (240 ml) Olive Oil; 3 cups packed (75 g) Basil

Independent adaptation of a publicly published Emeril Lagasse recipe. Not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by Emeril Lagasse.

CONDIMENT · PASTA & PIZZA

A condiment for pasta & pizza.

Emeril Lagasse's basil pesto for pasta, pizza.

On the jar

PESTO

Method: blend
Yield: about 1¾ cups
Ingredients: 8

Blender sauce. Cook from the recipe

Ratio

Olive Oil 240 ml

Ingredients

Pine Nuts1/2 cup lightly toasted (70 g)
Parmesan1/2 cup grated (50 g)
Garlic3 cloves
Salt1 tsp (6 g)
Pepper1/4 tsp (0.5 g)
Red Pepper1/8 tsp (0.3 g)
Olive Oil1 cup EVOO (240 ml)
Basil3 cups packed (75 g)

Method

This sauce needs a blender. The jar is for storing it, not making it.
Combine measured ingredients and blend until smooth.
Taste and adjust salt and acid.

Get Basil Pesto + 4 more sauces like it

The full recipe and its 4 closest matches, straight to your inbox. Keep them for the next time you go looking.

No spam. Just the recipes, and first word when jars ship.

Companion jar

Basil Pesto wants a blender. Make it from this page.

The jar carries pour-and-shake sauces. These are its closest cousins from kitchens like this one:

3 kitchens · 3 stars · 3 national awards

Arugula PestoNATIONAL AWARD WINNEROn the jar: PESTO
Cocktail SauceNATIONAL AWARD WINNEROn the jar: COCKTAIL
Hot Cocktail SauceNATIONAL AWARD WINNEROn the jar: COCKTAIL
Buttermilk Vinaigrette★★★ KITCHENOn the jar: BUTTERMILK

Build the companion jar

$39.99 + S&H founding · first 500 · $49.99 after launch

Missed the form above? Get these recipes by email, and lock the founding price.

Provenance

Cajun–Creole chef of Emeril's New Orleans; James Beard Best National TV Cooking Show and Who's Who of Food & Beverage. Television and a multi-city restaurant brand popularized New Orleans cooking.

Adapted from a Emeril Lagasse recipe (Emerils.com / Emeril's Table).

FAQ

Can this go in a shake jar?

No. This one needs a blender or stove, so make it from this page. Jars only carry pour-and-shake sauces. Its companion jar is below.

What do the quantities mean?

This page lists the published recipe in household units (with metric in parentheses). On a jar, the printed lines, counts, and QR guide carry the jar-batch amounts. Follow the jar or this page, not a mix of both. Amounts in the jar’s ADD row are rounded to the nearest common spoon measure (T = tablespoon, t = teaspoon) so they can be read off the glass.

Where did this recipe come from?

Adapted from Emerils.com / Emeril's Table (published as “Basil Pesto”). Full citation lives in Provenance.

Companion jar