Quick basil pesto sauce
A quick pesto sauce: fresh basil, garlic, olive oil, and a mix of pine nuts or walnuts, blended together. Serve immediately over hot pasta.
This sauce can be prepared in just a few minutes: fresh basil, garlic, olive oil, and a mixture of pine nuts or walnuts, all blended together. It coats the pasta perfectly.
Ingredients and directions
- Prep time10 min
- Cook time—
- Total10 min
- DifficultyEasy
- CostBudget
- Cooking methodmixing
- Estimated cost$3.33 $0.83 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.
- Vegetarian
- Vegan
- Gluten-free
Ingredients
people
- $0.10
- $1.60
- $1.63
Prices from US supermarkets for 2 of 3 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.
Directions
- Rinse the basil and peel the garlic. ≈ 8 min
- Combine all the ingredients in a blender or food processor until you have a smooth sauce. ≈ 4 min
- Serve over hot pasta. ≈ 2 min
The bill
Quick basil pesto sauce
- 2 cloves of garlic$0.10
- 200 ml of olive oil$1.60
- 50 g of pine nuts or walnuts$1.63
Total$3.33
that's $0.83 per person
Estimated price; varies by store.
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