Italian-Garlic-Parmesan Pesto

Name: Italian-Garlic-Parmesan Pesto
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: about 1¼ cups (280 ml)
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Ingredients: 2 cups packed (50 g) Basil; 2 cloves Garlic; 1/4 cup (35 g) Pine Nuts; 1/2 cup (50 g) Parmesan; 1/2 cup (120 ml) Olive Oil; to taste Salt

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

CONDIMENT · PASTA, VEGETABLES & BREAD

In the published recipe, this is the condiment for first-party.

Lidia Bastianich's classic basil pesto.

On the jar

ITALIAN

Method: blend
Yield: about 1¼ cups
Ingredients: 6

Blender sauce. Cook from the recipe

Ratio

Olive Oil 120 ml

Ingredients

Basil2 cups packed (50 g)
Garlic2 cloves
Pine Nuts1/4 cup (35 g)
Parmesan1/2 cup (50 g)
Olive Oil1/2 cup (120 ml)
Saltto taste

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

Italian-American chef of Felidia in New York; James Beard Outstanding Cookbook and Who's Who. Istria-rooted cooking taught widely on public television.

Originally published as Lidia’s Basil Pesto.

Adapted from a recipe published by Lidia Bastianich in Lidia's Italy Classic Pesto (first-party).

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 Lidia's Italy Classic Pesto (first-party) (published as “Lidia’s Basil Pesto”). Full citation lives in Provenance.

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