{"id":1112,"date":"2011-08-02T22:40:21","date_gmt":"2011-08-03T03:40:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.oliviaskitchen.net\/?p=1112"},"modified":"2011-08-02T22:40:21","modified_gmt":"2011-08-03T03:40:21","slug":"basil-pesto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.oliviaskitchen.net\/?p=1112","title":{"rendered":"Basil Pesto"},"content":{"rendered":"

This is one my summer favourite , pesto , I grow my own basil during spring \/ summer , and i found out how easy to make pesto , especially during summer months , where i can just go out and get some fresh basil and turned them into a yummy delicious pesto ! You can use pesto for a lot of thing , but my favourite is to use pesto in a sandwich , i heard about pesto for pasta too . But never tried it before .. So here is my pesto recipe , the only down thing is that pine nuts are so expensive , if you can find a place that sell them in bulk it might be cheaper than buying at the regular grocery store , if not , well i guess stick with store bought pesto , since the pine nuts for 1 small bag , which is only 1\/2 cup , costs almost $5.00 , the same price with a store bought pesto . But of course home made tastes a lot better and no preservatives .Picture below is , sandwich that i made , pesto , provolone , roasted maple ham and tomatoes , on a foccacia bread . Wrap with foil , bake at 400 F for about 15 minutes , until the cheese melted .<\/p>\n

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Basil pesto recipe :<\/p>\n

2 cups , packed fresh basil leaves<\/p>\n

2 garlic cloves<\/p>\n

1\/4 cup of pine nuts<\/p>\n

2\/3 cup of olive oil<\/p>\n

1\/2 cup of grated parmesan cheese , fresh<\/p>\n

In a food processor , pulse the pine nuts and garlic and basil leaves , until smooth , add the olive oil as you pulse them , add salt and pepper to your preference . Once it’s done , pour in a bowl , and add the cheese , mix well .<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This is one my summer favourite , pesto , I grow my own basil during spring \/ summer , and i found out how easy to make pesto , especially during summer months , where i can just go out and get some fresh basil and turned them into a yummy delicious pesto ! You can use pesto for a lot of thing , but my favourite is to use pesto in a sandwich , i heard about pesto for pasta too . But never tried it before .. So here is my pesto recipe , the only down thing is that pine nuts are so expensive , if you can find a place that sell them in bulk it might be cheaper than buying at the regular grocery store , if not , well i guess stick with store bought pesto , since the pine nuts for 1 small bag , which is only 1\/2 cup , costs almost $5.00 , the same price with a store bought pesto . But of course home made tastes a lot better and no preservatives .Picture below is , sandwich that i made , pesto , provolone , roasted maple ham and tomatoes , on a foccacia bread . Wrap with foil , bake at 400 F for about 15 minutes , until the cheese melted . Basil pesto recipe : 2 cups , packed fresh basil leaves 2 garlic cloves 1\/4 cup of pine nuts 2\/3 cup of olive oil 1\/2 cup of grated parmesan cheese , fresh In a food processor , pulse the pine nuts and garlic and basil leaves , until smooth , add the olive oil as you pulse them , add salt and pepper to your preference . Once it’s done , pour in a bowl , and add the cheese , mix well .<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1112","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-food-main-dishes","category-main-dishes-recipes"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.oliviaskitchen.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1112","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.oliviaskitchen.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.oliviaskitchen.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.oliviaskitchen.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.oliviaskitchen.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1112"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.oliviaskitchen.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1112\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1114,"href":"https:\/\/www.oliviaskitchen.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1112\/revisions\/1114"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.oliviaskitchen.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1112"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.oliviaskitchen.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1112"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.oliviaskitchen.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1112"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}