Basil Pesto
/When I was a kid my parents made us cook one meal a week. The first thing I learnt to cook was pasta, and it remains one of my favourite meals (which probably helped make Italy one of my favourite countries to travel to!).
I LOVE pesto!! I love it on my toast in the mornings, I love it on home made pizzas, I love it with cheese on crackers, and I love the simplicity of pesto stirred through pasta. Pesto is actually really easy to make, and there is nothing quite like home made pesto. Would be even better if i could actually grow the basil myself. Anyone got any tips on how to make it grow?!?!
Basil Pesto
Ingredients
- 1 cup basil leaves
- 1/2 cup spinach (omit if you have loads of basil. The spinach can make it go further)
- 1/4 cup cashews
- 1/4 cup pinenuts
- olive oil
- 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese or other hard cheese (omit the cheese to make it vegan)
- pinch salt
- 1 clove garlic
Servings:
Method
Mix all the ingredients in a blender. Add enough olive oil to get the consistency you want. Serve with toast, pasta, salad, whatever takes your fancy.