Baked eggs
🍳 15 min🔥 238 cal
Help🍳 15 min
🔥 751 cal
✍️ by Taisiia Dobrozorova
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40 g
Proteins
11 g
Carbs
62 g
Fats
Basil
30 g (1 cup)
Parmesan (grated)
100 g (1 cup)
Olive oil
20 g (4 tsp)
Pine nuts
20 g (5 tsp)
Garlic
3 g (1 tsp)
Salt, Black pepper
Please follow the next steps:
1
Put the basil leaves and pine nuts into the bowl of a food processor. Pulse a few times.
2
Add Parmesan and garlic. Pulse several times more.
3
Scrape down the sides of the food processor with a rubber spatula.
4
While the food processor is working, slowly add the olive oil in a small, steady stream.
5
Periodically, pause to scrape down the sides of the food processor.
6
Season with salt and black pepper to taste.
7
Toss with pasta for a quick sauce, or spread onto crackers or toasted slices of bread. Enjoy!
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Cooking Method
Blending
Recipe category
Appetizer
Recipe cuisine
Italian
Tools
Food processor
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The most widespread pesto variety is now cooked by "crushing" basil, garlic, nuts, olive oil, and some hard cheese in a food processor or blender. Using a mortar and pestle is fun, but the modern way is much easier.
The sauce is also valuable because of its nutritional value. Pesto isn't generally consumed in immense amounts. But it contains 33.1 milligrams of Calcium, 36.8 milligrams of Phosphorus, 31.8 milligrams of Potassium, and 9.76 milligrams of Magnesium. Such a micronutrients combination forms a general picture of the following health benefits:
Homemade pesto can be stored in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 5 days.
