Pesto Recipe

Ingredients

• 1/2 cuptoasted pine nuts (I usually use walnuts)
• 2 tablespoonsfresh lemon juice
• 1small garlic clove
• 1/4 teaspoonsea salt
• freshly ground black pepper
• 2 cupsbasil leaves
• 1/4 cupextra-virgin olive oil, plus more for a smoother pesto
• 1/4 cupfreshly grated Parmesan cheese

Instructions

1. 1

   Toast the nuts a little bit. And then pulse them in the food processor

2. 2

   Add all the ingredients (except the olive oil and parmesean cheese). Pulse a few times till its all mixed up

3. 3

   With the food processor running, add the olive oil in a stream till its combined.

4. 4

   Now add in the parmesean cheese and pulse till its all mixed up. Taste and adjust the seasoning accordingly