Joan's Pesto

Joan's Pesto
  • 1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1 lemon, juiced
  • 6 cloves garlic
  • 1 cup fresh basil leaves
  • 1 cup walnuts
  • 1 cup freshly shredded Parmesan cheese
  • 1 cup extra-virgin olive oil
  • salt and ground black pepper to taste


  1. Blend the 1/2 cup olive oil, the lemon juice, garlic, basil leaves, walnuts, and Parmesan cheese in a food processor until all ingredients are integrated. With the processor running, slowly drizzle 1 cup olive oil into the mixture until the mixture becomes a thick, slightly textured paste.

04/09/2018
Joan's Pesto, recipe PT15M PT1H 5 455 calories

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