This is a great gift, easy if you have to bring a side to a party or an easy dinner (we like to put ours with chicken and pasta). If you like Pesto, I think you'll LOVE this recipe!
Sherri's Pesto Recipe
First, I plant LOTS of basil in the spring- at least 12 plants.
Next, we wait until it grows enough to harvest. We always hope for about 3 harvests per year.
Finally, it’s time to harvest and make pesto!
I go to Sam’s to buy all of my additional ingredients in bulk. Yes, we make that much! It’s our goal to make at least 12 pints, plus enough for gifts.
Ingredients, which I buy from Sam’s:
big bag of Walnuts, 2 lb bag of Pecorino Romano grated cheese, 24 oz. container of shredded Parmesan, 3 lb container of Garlic (we use lots of garlic for lots of things)
Additional ingredient: salt
I mix everything up in my Blendtec blender. After many trial and errors, I have finally figured out the perfect order to put ingredients in the blender for the best blending. Basically this magical order to perfect blending is oil/walnuts, basil, cheeses/garlic/salt. If you’re wondering, yes, I’m a Virgo.
1 C. Olive Oil
2/3 C. Walnuts
4 C Basil
1/2 C. Parmesan
1/2 C. Pecorino Romano
4-6 garlic cloves
Salt to taste- approx. 1 t
Blend on the “sauces/dips” setting. Makes 1 pint. We freeze ours in glass pint jars we’ve either saved or glass canning jars.
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