Almond Pesto
10 mins
4 Servings
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Almond Pesto
Almonds give our pesto an extra flavor dimension. If you love garlic, Asiago and Parmesan cheese this recipe is for you! We are a super fan of garlic so we loaded in the garlic and went easy on the oil. Love garlic? Add more! Love cheese? Load in more!
Recipe Ingredients:
4 fresh garlic cloves, minced (or 2 tablespoons jar minced)
3 large bunches of basil leaves
Lemon juice
1 teaspoon sea salt
1/2 cup olive oil
1/2 cup toasted almonds·
1/2 cup freshly grated Parmesan and Asiago cheese blend
Recipe Directions:
Place garlic in bowl of food processor with the basil leaves.
Process until blended.
Add lemon juice and a bit more olive oil. Process to incorporate.
Add toasted almonds and process until blended.
Add cheese and a bit more olive oil.
Process until blended.
Taste test!
Add more garlic, cheese blend and almonds to taste.
Variations:
You can substitute roasted pine nuts for the almonds.
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When creating our recipes we use the following unless otherwise noted in the recipe:
Eggs = Large Eggs
All Purpose Flour = Unbleached All Purpose King Arthur Flour or Unbleached All Purpose King Arthur Flour Organic
Bread Flour = Unbleached King Arthur Bread Flour or Unbleached King Arthur Bread Flour Organic
Whole Wheat Flour = 100% Whole Grain King Arthur Whole Wheat Flour
Pastry Flour = Bob’s Red Mill Unbleached White Fine Pastry Flour
Almond Flour = Bob’s Red Mill Super-Fine Almond Flour
Tapioca Flour = Bob’s Red Mill Tapioca Flour (Tapioca Starch)
Sour Cream = Full Fat Sour Cream
Yogurt = Full Fat Yogurt
Milk = As indicated or if Milk is just listed you may use 1%, 2% or Whole Milk
Butter = Unsalted Sweet Cream butter unless otherwise noted
Oil = Either Olive oil or Vegetable oil unless otherwise noted
Tags:
Cooking, Italian, Savory, Sauce, Pesto
Categories:
Vegetable, Pasta