Homemade Pesto Sauce

🧂 Ingredients

• 1 cup fresh basil leaves, packed
• 1/3 cup Parmesan, shredded or freshly grated
• 3 tbsp pine nuts
• 3 cloves garlic, peeled
• juice of ½ a lemon

  = 1 tbsp
• 1/3 cup olive oil

  best quality
• salt and pepper, to taste

Instructions

• 1 Combine basil, Parmesan, pine nuts, garlic and lemon juice in a food processor.
• 2 Pulse 2-3 times. Then, with the processor running on low, drizzle in the olive
  oil in a slow stream until emulsified.
• 3 Scrape down sides if needed and pulse 1-2 more times to incorporate.
• 4 Store in refrigerator in an airtight container for up to 5 days. Stir before
  use.

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