Hello everybody, I hope you’re having an incredible day today. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a special dish, basil almond pesto. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I am going to make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Basil Almond Pesto is one of the most favored of recent trending meals on earth. It’s easy, it is fast, it tastes delicious. It’s appreciated by millions every day. Basil Almond Pesto is something that I have loved my whole life. They’re nice and they look fantastic.
To begin with this recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can have basil almond pesto using 7 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Basil Almond Pesto:
- Take 2 cup Basil
- Make ready 1/2 cup Toasted Almonds
- Get 4 clove Garlic
- Take 3/4 cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- Prepare 1/4 Salt
- Make ready 1/4 Pepper
- Make ready 1/4 cup Parmesan Cheese (optional)
Steps to make Basil Almond Pesto:
- If almonds have skins, blanch almonds in boiling water for a minute or 2
- Once almonds are blanched, strain them, let them cool for a couple of seconds. To take skins off, just pinch the almonds and the skins will slide off.
- Let the raw almonds completely dry
- Heat a non-stick small-medium pan. Cut the almonds in slivers and add to pan to toast.
- Once the almonds are toasted, add them to blender, along with basil and garlic cloves.
- Blend and add olive oil gradually. Add salt and pepper to taste.
- Optional: add Parmesan cheese for creamier texture and added flavor.
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