When fresh basil is garden plentiful, pull out the food processor and whip up a batch. This pesto freezes beautifully, so when you want pesto for pasta or pizza, there’s a stash of basil walnut pesto ready to use!

Using a food processor, this pesto is quick to make–the work is in stripping the basil leaves off the stems. The garlic is super-easy to mince–begin your pesto by dropping whole garlic cloves in the work bowl while the processor is running and the blade is spinning. When the garlic stops hitting the sides of the processor bowl, it’s perfecty minced!
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