Wednesday, 4 July 2012

Basil Pesto

I love pasta, so I went for a cooking class where we were taught how to make your own pasta. At this class they made this Basil pesto, and it tastes good!

The herb Basil is such a great addition to a healthy diet, not only does it have many anti-inflammatory values it also is a good source of Vitamin A (essential for vision and healthy skin), K (essential for blood coagulant and bone strengthening), and minerals such as iron, potassium, copper and magnesium.

Basil Pesto

Ingredients:
400g Pine nuts (toasted)
500g of basil
Handful of parsley chopped
1 Garlic Clove chopped
50 – 70ml of Olive Oil
Black pepper

Method:
Combine all the ingredients in a food processor add olive oil a little bit at a time. The olive oil will help to combine all the ingredients.

This is the basic recipe you can add different things to the recipe. Like sun-dried tomatoes or anchovies.

Basil pesto is great on sandwiches, pasta, marinades or salad dressings.

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