How to Make Yummy Basil Pesto

Basil Pesto.

You can cook Basil Pesto using 7 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Basil Pesto

1. Prepare 20 g of pine nuts.
2. You need 20 g of basil leaves.
3. It's 1/4 tsp of salt.
4. It's 1/4 tsp of pepper.
5. Prepare 1/4 of garlic.
6. Prepare 5 tbsp of olive oil.
7. Prepare 1 tsp of water.

Basil Pesto instructions

1. Place pine nuts into a dry pan and roast for a couple of minutes until light brown.
2. Place all the ingredients into a food processor (except for the water and olive oil).
3. Blitz until a finely chopped consistency.
4. Transfer to a pestle and mortar, add work in the olive oil slowly and muddle (add water if a little thick in consistency).