Simple pesto (recipe)
| Simple pesto (recipe) | |
|---|---|
| Name | Simple pesto |
| Ingredients | Garlic cloves • Fresh basil leaves • Pine nuts • Unsalted butter • Sea salt • Fresh ground pepper • Extra virgin olive oil • Parmesan cheese |
| Preptime (in hours) | 0.166666667 |
| Totaltime (in hours) | 0.166666667 |
| Keto friendliness | Keto friendly |
| Calories | 357.3 |
| Fat | 36.5 |
| Protein | 6.6 |
| Carbohydrate | 3 |
| Fiber | 1.2 |
| Net carbohydrates | 1.8 |
| Sugar | 0.5 |
| Saturated fat | 6.3 |
| Cholesterol (mg) | 11 |
| Sodium | 192.9 |
| Servings | 4 |
| Reviewaggregate | |
Editor-In-Chief: Prab R Tumpati, MD
Obesity, Sleep & Internal medicine
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Simple pesto (recipe) is a keto friendly food item with net carbohydrates of about 1-2 per serving.
Recipe instructions
- Into the bowl of the food processor, add the garlic, basil, pine nuts OR butter, salt, and pepper.
- Note: As I do not have a food processor, I use a hand-cranked food mill. The result is that the pesto will taste pretty much the same as when you make it in the food processor, but will be much darker. The remaining instructions assume you have a food processor (or strong arms from all the cranking).
- Pulse or grind until the basil and pine nuts are finely chopped.
- With the processor running, slowly drizzle in the 1/2 cup of olive oil until the pesto has a thick, yet smooth consistency. Depending on the basil, you may need to add up to 1/4 cup more olive oil.
- Transfer the pesto to a bowl and stir in the parmesan cheese.
- Serve over pasta, fish, or chicken, use in salad dressings or as a sandwich spread -- the uses are endless.
Food tags
Vegetable, European,
Simple pesto (recipe) details
Time:
Prep Time in Hours and Mins:10M
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