With the food processor running, slowly pour olive oil through the feed tube and continue mixing until the oil is completely combined with paste. Store in airtight container in refrigerator for up to one week. Pesto freezes well. Freeze in ice cube trays, and then store frozen pesto cubes in plastic freezer bags in freezer for up to 6 months. Pesto may also be frozen in small jars or plastic containers for up to months. Nutritional Information per tablespoon : 27 calories, 2.
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View on Amazon. Ice Cube Trays. The cubes in this tray hold 2 tablespoons of pesto--a convenient amount to have handy in the freezer. Mason Jars. Also available: plastic lids for jars. Plastic Squeeze Bottles. I keep olive oil in one of these bottles for squeezing it in a pan when I saute or topping off the pesto "ice cubes" to prevent browning.
Print recipe Pin recipe on Pinterest. Pesto has many uses. It is easy to make and freeze to have ready to enhance foods for breakfast, lunch, or dinner. In a food processor, finely chop the garlic. Wondering what else you can stock up on and freeze? Here are quite a few articles that might help you out! This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed. Is it best to thaw the frozen pesto in the fridge overnight, or can you cook with it frozen? Hope that helps! By Polly Conner.
I like the press-and-seal stuff because it is easier to seal and remove as much air as possible. If you are short on freezer space, you can pop the cubes out of the trays once they are frozen and collect them in a freezer bag. Now go plant some basil — planting it yourself will save you an enormous amount of money at checkout.
Even if growing from seed is intimidating, you can purchase an established organic basil plant from a nursery for the cost of what you pay at the grocery store for a few leaves.
Basil is exceptionally easy to grow. Six basil plants will give you 2 to 3 cups of leaves per week — which at my house means that I can cook with as much pesto as I want, store enough for when it turns cold, and still give some to the neighbors!
Need some ideas for using up all your new pesto?! Once you make the super easy sauce, you are going to want to pour in on everything! Hint: add a little water when you blend it to make it thinner and it makes a great salad dressing! You can also use pesto as an easy way to season soups with fresh ingredients, like in this Turkey and Root Vegetable Stew. But the easiest and my most favorite way to use Classic Pesto is to just brush it over chicken or fish, like in this Tilapia with Classic Pesto.
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She is married to an aerospace engineer who likes to man the grill and has 3 daughters - a teenager and two toddlers. Follow her on Facebook , Instagram and Twitter , and Pinterest. I have so much basil this year. Need to freeze for the upcoming winter.
Thank you. Your email address will not be published. I decided to thaw it and see if my theories really stood the test of time. Guess what? It tasted as fresh as the day I made it! Do I recommend keeping your pesto for seven plus years?
Not necessarily. BUT, make it this way, and it will still be wonderful even if you do hold onto the sauce for close to a decade.
At least once a summer, you owe it to yourself to make a small batch of pesto the old fashioned way, with a mortar and pestle. Is it hard work? Is it worth it? Yes yes yes! The taste and texture are downright incredible. And the extra work makes it taste even better. By David McCann June 21, Each product we feature has been independently selected and reviewed by our editorial team. If you make a purchase using the links included, we may earn commission.
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