Easy Pesto recipe

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Ingredients

¼ cup almonds
3 cloves garlic
1 ½ cups fresh basil leaves
½ cup olive oil
1 pinch ground nutmeg
salt and pepper to taste

Nutrition Info

198.8 calories
carbohydrate: 2 g
cholesterol: : -
fat: 21.1 g
fiber: 0.9 g
protein: 1.7 g
saturatedFat: 2.8 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 388.7 mg
sugar: 0.4 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C). Place almonds on a cookie sheet, and bake for 10 minutes, or until lightly toasted.

  2. In a food processor, combine toasted almonds, garlic, basil, olive oil, nutmeg, salt and pepper. Process until a coarse paste is formed.

Recipe Yield

6 servings

Recipe Note

This is the easiest pesto recipe, using easy to find ingredients. It can be prepared in 2 minutes after you toast the almonds.

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