Ingredients
Basil Pesto
- 50 g Parmesan cheese, cubed
- 2 cloves fresh garlic peeled
- 1 bunch basil leaves, fresh (stalks removed)
- 100 g cashew nut, roasted, unsalted
- 120 g olive oil, extra virgin
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Spatula TM5/TM6
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1.Place parmesan and garlic into TM bowl
"Closed lid" and grate for 10 – 15 seconds on speed 82.Add nuts & basil – process on speed 6 for 10 seconds till smooth – Bowl may need to be scraped down and step repeated
3.Turn to speed 4 and add the olive oil, slowly until combined well with other ingredients – 40 seconds
Variation is to add a handful of fresh rocket or baby spinach leaves along with the basil.
Great on hot pasta, as a dip, to garnish soup or mixed through a salad dressing
keeps well in the fridge for about a week and can be frozen.
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Recipe is created forTM 31
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Comments
Tried 100ml Olive Oil & seems like right amount.
This is amazing! I won't buy pessto again. Thanks Maria.
I just made this tonight, but having never made pesto before (or eaten it!!) I'm not sure if it has turned out the way it should. I used half the oil as per comments below, but it was still pretty oil (a fair bit of oil poured out when I turned it on its side to pour into a dish). Also, it seems very stodgy. Is that how pesto is supposed to be? Any advcie is greatly appreciated
I was given a jar of this pesto and the recipe by one of my TM guru friends. I am looking forward to makin g it myself with the basil in my garden. Thank you for sharing.
I used half cashews half pines nuts. Left out the parmasen for a dairy-free option therefore added some salt. I free poured in the oil until it was the consistancy I wanted, probably used less than 120g.
If you skip the oil and use it as a stuffing..
Amanda
A little oily for me too - next time I will halve the oil
MaDe with pine nuts. Easy and delicious
Lovely recipe, thank you. This one is a keeper 😉
I found that halving the oil was enough also and I used 4 cloves of garlic and a bit of salt