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How To Make Your Own Pesto

Wednesday 17 February, 2021, Interflora

A classic homemade pesto is a quick and easy condiment that you can make using summer’s prolific herbs. Now while the traditional pesto is made with basil as the star ingredient, you can also make it with other herbs or a combination of herbs. One of these combinations has cilantro and mint with almonds!

planted mixed herbs

You can now bag top quality small to large arrangements of Healthy, Green and Fresh assorted herbs from our Interflora Home – Indoor Plants Collection, delivered right to your doorstep. These herbs include basil, rosemary, thyme, mint, parsley, oregano and coriander - everything you may need to transform fresh herbs into homemade pesto or simply to keep it by your window sill to use as and when you need it in a dish or for garnish. Herb your enthusiasm and try our one for all homemade pesto recipe.

making pesto with mortar and pestlet

Ingredients:

  • 1/2 cup finely grated Parmesan cheese
  • 1/3 cup toasted pine nuts
  • 2 cups fresh basil leaves , flat-leaf parsley , coriander
  • 3/4 cup fresh chopped chives
  • 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
  • 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
  • 1/4 tsp sea salt and black pepper, more to taste
  • 3 minced garlic cloves

miixed herbs planted in ceramic container

Directions:

  • Pulse the herbs, nuts, lemon juice in a food processor several times until coarse.
  • Blend in the garlic and parmesan to the mixture.
  • If need be, scrape down the sides with a rubber spatula for an even mix.
  • While the motor runs on slow, pour in the olive oil in a steady stream until well combined and smooth, for about a minute or two. This will help emulsify and keep the olive oil from separating.
  • Stir in salt and fresh ground pepper as per your taste.

 

Tips:

  • Pesto can be made to taste as per one's liking or based on the ingredients at hand. So, have fun and play around with the herb rations.
  • Basil is a powerfully aromatic herb, so you can mellow the pesto down a bit by adding fresh baby spinach leaves or chopped kale. Pesto is a great way to hide veggies if your kids aren’t a fan of them.

 

Let us know through Facebook or Instagram how your homemade pesto turned out. Or show us using the hashtags #InterfloraAU and #AlwaysInterflora.

 


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