on Oct 01, 2021, Updated May 10, 2024
Why You’ll Love Basil Walnut Pesto
This simple Basil Walnut Pesto is summer in a jar. You will love how easy it is to throw together, and how many dishes you can add this to. The ingredients may be simple, but using high-quality 🫒 olive oil and parmesan will really make this shine even brighter. The freshness of the basil and richness of the parm is just a match made in heaven. The walnuts give the pesto a bit of bite and a delicious nuttiness. Keep a 🫙 jar in the fridge (or freeze in cubes) and use this pesto in pasta, in a warp, on a pizza, or over grilled steak chimichurri-style. You cannot go wrong!
How to Prepare Basil Walnut Pesto
🌿 Add the basil, garlic, and walnuts to a food processor and then blitz until crumbly. 🧂 Add the grated parmesan, a pinch of salt, and then blitz again. 🫒 Now, slowly drizzle in the olive oil through the spout until you have your desired consistency.
Variations and Substitutions for Basil Walnut Pesto
Best Served With
Enjoy this Basil Walnut Pesto for breakfast with my popular 🥚 pesto eggs. This pesto is a dream for lunch options. Use it in 🌯 wraps or in sandwiches, or as a dressing in a pasta salad. You can also use it as marinade on chicken or shrimp or anything else you love. Bring this Basil Walnut Pesto to the dinner table and use it as a marinade on chicken or shrimp, use it chimichurri-style over grilled 🥩 steak, on top of a 🍕 pizza, tossed with hot pasta or as a spread on pizza or bruschetta.
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