Easy Pesto

Spring is here and I'm so excited to start eating fresh spring and summer produce! This is always the first recipe I think of when the warm weather starts to hit. If you like a strong pesto flavor, this pesto is for you!

 

What you need:

2 cups basil leaves, rinsed

1/2 cup walnuts (pesto is traditionally made with pine nuts, but walnuts have more nutritional benefits)

4 large cloves garlic

3/4 cup parmesan cheese (I like to splurge a little and get the aged parm- it tastes just that much better!)

1/2 cup olive oil

Method:

Mix everything in your blender (mixing in your olive oil last)

It's that easy!

^^Pesto is good with so many foods: chicken, pasta, fish, quinoa, but sometimes I like to just have straight pesto with toast...because it's so good I could almost eat it by itself :)

Thanks for following along!

Sky