Basil Pecan Pesto

Total Time: 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups basil leaves
• 1/2 cup parsley
• 1/2 cup pecans, toasted
• 3 -4 garlic cloves
• 1/2 cup olive oil
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup parmesan cheese
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice

Recipe

• 1 toast pecans and pulse in food processor.
• 2 add basil, parsley, parmesan cheese and garlic cloves. pulse again.
• 3 add olive oil, salt and lemon juice.
• 4 pulse again until fairly smooth. taste for seasonings. done.
• 5 if you are using for a pasta sauce, add some of the pasta water to thin it down.
• 6 if you are using on pizza, bake pizza first and then drizzle pesto over while hot.