Italian Basil Pesto

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Italian Basil Pesto
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Difficulty:
easy
Difficulty
Preparation:
15 min.
Preparation
Calories:
1043
calories
Calories

Nutritional values

1 glass contains
(Percentage of daily recommendation)
Calorie1,043 cal.(50 %)
Protein23.64 g(24 %)
Fat105.26 g(91 %)
Carbohydrates6.93 g(5 %)
Sugar added0 g(0 %)
Roughage2.86 g(10 %)
Vitamin A370.28 mg(46,285 %)
Vitamin D0.25 μg(1 %)
Vitamin E0.51 mg(4 %)
Vitamin B₁0.04 mg(4 %)
Vitamin B₂0.21 mg(19 %)
Niacin4.64 mg(39 %)
Vitamin B₆0.16 mg(11 %)
Folate37.59 μg(13 %)
Pantothenic acid0.35 mg(6 %)
Vitamin B₁₂0.6 μg(20 %)
Vitamin C9.94 mg(10 %)
Potassium205.53 mg(5 %)
Calcium685.93 mg(69 %)
Magnesium54.75 mg(18 %)
Iron3.67 mg(24 %)
Zinc1.81 mg(23 %)
Saturated fatty acids19.66 g
Cholesterol34 mg

Ingredients

for
2
Ingredients
60 grams Pine nuts
100 grams Basil
2 garlic cloves
Sea salt
100 grams freshly grated Parmesan (or Pecorino)
150 milliliters olive oil
How healthy are the main ingredients?
BasilParmesanPine nutsgarlic cloveolive oil

Preparation steps

1.

Slowly toast the pine nuts in a dry pan. Remove the pine nuts from the pan and let cool. 

2.

Rinse the basil, pat dry, and remove the leaves from the stems. 

3.

Peel the garlic, then crush roughly in mortar with the pine nuts and a pinch of salt. Add the basil and the parmesan, and crush until a fine paste has formed. Gradually incorporate the oil until a thick pesto has formed. Season to taste with salt.