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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 1 (51g)

Recipe makes 10 servings

Calories 150
Calories from Fat 133 (88%)
Amount Per Serving %DV
Total Fat 14.9g 22%
Saturated Fat 2.2g 11%
Monounsaturated Fat 9.4g
Polyunsaturated Fat 2.5g
Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 2mg 0%
Sodium 40mg 1%
Potassium 127mg 3%
Total Carbohydrate 3.3g 1%
Dietary Fiber 0.9g 3%
Sugars 0.3g
Protein 2.2g 4%

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Basil and Roasted Garlic Pesto

Recipe #34052 | 1½ hours | 15 min prep | add private note
Sue L

By: Sue L
Jul 15, 2002

Excellent on bruschetta. Is also great on pasta.

SERVES 10 , 1 1/4 cups (change servings and units)

Ingredients

Directions

  1. 1
    Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
  2. 2
    Cut top 1/3 off of garlic head; peel away paper skin to thin layer or 2 surrounding the cloves.
  3. 3
    Place in small ovenproof dish; drizzle top with 2 teaspoons of olive oil.
  4. 4
    Cover with foil and bake in preheated oven for 70 minutes; allow to cool.
  5. 5
    Squeeze garlic out of the paper skin into a small bowl; set aside.
  6. 6
    Place half the basil in a blender; add 1/2 the extra virgin olive oil, garlic, parsley, pine nuts, salt, pepper, and the remaining basil, the other half of the oil, and pulse until blended.
  7. 7
    Remove mixture to a bowl; add the parmesan and juice from lemon wedge and mix well.
  8. 8
    Adjust salt and pepper to taste.

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From: Chef #905685

On Jul 28, 2008

This is the BEST Pesto recipe. My girls love it! It is a good use of my deef fence (the deer around here won't cross or eat the basil so I plant it all around my garden) but after finding this recipe I'd plant loads of basil just for this!

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  • From: Heather U.

    On Jul 11, 2006

    Oh so good-- just right pesto! Because the garlic is roasted, its presence is much more muted than it would be raw. I tossed potatoes in this and threw them on the grill with some sliced peppers and onions-- tasty. I expect that this pesto, like any other, can be frozen easily in ice cube trays. Once frozen, you can transfer the pesto cubes to a freezer bag for safekeeping. Thanks for posting this!

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  • From: Chippie

    On Oct 28, 2004

    Wow Sue, this stuff is GREAT!!!!!! Made it yesterday morning and used it on Italian bread last night at dinner. DH gave major, major, major "Thumbs Up" and even said it was better than his mothers! (MIL was born & raised in northern Italy) So, this was quite the compliment from him. Can't wait to try some on pasta as a side dish. I do suggest you introduce the ingredients and let them blend so they will become friends in a little while. I did and from the taste, I think the ingredients became best friends! Thanks again Sue and glad I was able to take a couple pics for you as this was the last of my basil from the garden this year!

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