My Favorite Pesto With Lemon Zest Recipe

My Favorite Pesto with Lemon Zest

From borinda 17 years ago

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- to make
Serves 6

This is far and away my favorite version of pesto because it has lemon zest. The flavor is incredibly crisp and fresh. My kitchen smells so wonderful and like summer each time I make it. I try making batches to freeze but it doesn't last long there, either. Read more See less

fast
lemonzesty
fresh
aromatic
easy
basil
garlic
lemon
bold
none
italian

Ingredients

2 bucnches of fresh basil, about 3 - 3 1/2 cups leaves shopping list
2 medium cloves of garlic or 1 huge one shopping list
2 TBSP parsley shopping list
1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil shopping list
1/2 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese shopping list
grated zest of 1 large lemon shopping list
1 TBSP pignoli nuts shopping list

How to make it

Put all of the ingredients in the work bowl of the food processor and blend until the deisred consistency.

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softgrey 12 years ago
briliiant!..can't wait to try this...
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lilliancooks 15 years ago
I'll have to try this one when I have a lot of fresh basil. I'm still looking for the perfect pesto!
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jenniferbyrdez 16 years ago
YYYUUUUUUMMM. This is how I make mine too, minus the pine nuts. If you ever happen to not have the nuts, try it. It's just as good.
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sunny ate it and said...
I absolutely love making my own pesto - when I was planting my basil the other day I was picking off the leaves and eating them anticipating ending the summer with shoving all the plants into the food processor. = ) thanks for the recipe.
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I absolutely love making my own pesto - when I was planting my basil the other day I was picking off the leaves and eating them anticipating ending the summer with shoving all the plants into the food processor. = ) thanks for the recipe.

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