Every year we like to make a fresh pesto with our basil harvest to enjoy during the winter months.
Our gang likes a traditional pesto of basil, garlic, olive oil, parmesan cheese, and pine nuts seasoned with sea salt and ground black pepper.
We blanch our garlic by throwing whole cloves still in their skins in boiling water, then in a colander immediately just to temper the raw garlic. (peel & rough chop to add to processor)
Combine the ingredients together in a food processor, and adjust the olive oil, and taste from there.
Then we use mason jars to freeze our bounty 9-12 months; fill them, and cap the mixture with a coat of olive oil to seal for freezing.
You can also try alternative ingredients such as cipollini onions, pecorino romano cheese, sundried tomatoes, walnuts, etc.
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