Authentic home cooking from Italy, with US measurements.

Originally published on Cookpad Italy as Conserve di Pesto Genovese km zero 2025 senza aglio 👩‍🍳🏡🦁🎉🎵❤️

Homemade Genovese Pesto Preserves (No Garlic) – Zero-Mile Basil 2025

Name: Homemade Genovese Pesto Preserves (No Garlic) – Zero-Mile Basil 2025
Yield: 2 servings
Ingredients: 5 1/3 cups fresh basil leaves (about 150 grams); 1/4 cup grated mixed cheese (about 20 grams)

Mariagrazia Farinella 👩‍🍳 @MariagraFarinella73

Sicilia

I just made homemade pesto with fresh basil from my own garden. It’s easy to prepare and can’t be compared to store-bought!

Mariagrazia Farinella 👩‍🍳 @MariagraFarinella73

Sicilia

I just made homemade pesto with fresh basil from my own garden. It’s easy to prepare and can’t be compared to store-bought!

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Ingredients

2 servings

5 1/3 cupsfresh basil leaves (about 150 grams)
1/4 cupgrated mixed cheese (about 20 grams)
2 teaspoons coarse salt (about 10 grams)
1 tablespoon pine nuts (about 15 grams)
Extra virgin olive oil, as needed
Two small aluminum containers for freezing

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Steps

1

Use fresh basil leaves from your garden.
2

Pick the leaves one by one and wash them in cold water. Drain well, then place the basil on a kitchen towel and let it dry in the sun.
3

Place the dried basil leaves, salt, pine nuts, grated cheese, and plenty of extra virgin olive oil in a blender. Blend until smooth.
4

Transfer the blended pesto to a bowl.
5

Spoon the pesto into small aluminum containers for freezing.