Homemade Pesto

Name: Homemade Pesto
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: about 4 cups (960 ml)
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Ingredients: 1/4 cup (30 g) Walnuts; 1/4 cup pignolis (35 g) Pine Nuts; 3 Tbsp chopped (~9 cloves) (27 g) Garlic; 5 cups packed (125 g) Basil; 1 tsp kosher (6 g) Salt; 1 tsp (2 g) Pepper; 1 1/2 cups (360 ml) Olive Oil; 1 cup freshly grated (100 g) Parmesan

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

CONDIMENT · PASTA, SANDWICHES & VEGETABLES

A condiment for pasta, sandwiches & vegetables.

Ina Garten's homemade pesto for pasta, sandwiches.

On the jar

PESTO

Method: blend
Yield: about 4 cups
Ingredients: 8

Blender sauce. Cook from the recipe

Ratio

Olive Oil 360 ml

Ingredients

Walnuts1/4 cup (30 g)
Pine Nuts1/4 cup pignolis (35 g)
Garlic3 Tbsp chopped (~9 cloves) (27 g)
Basil5 cups packed (125 g)
Salt1 tsp kosher (6 g)
Pepper1 tsp (2 g)
Olive Oil1 1/2 cups (360 ml)
Parmesan1 cup freshly grated (100 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.

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Provenance

American home-entertaining cook of Barefoot Contessa in East Hampton (store closed; brand continues on Food Network). Multiple James Beard Cookbook Awards and Who's Who.

Adapted from a Ina Garten recipe (Barefoot Contessa / Food Network).

FAQ

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What do the quantities mean?

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Where did this recipe come from?

Adapted from Barefoot Contessa / Food Network (published as “Homemade Pesto”). Full citation lives in Provenance.

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