What kind of basil do you use? Here I have only a basil with small leafs. The one you used had huge leafs!

It was Italian basil and I believe we shot this video near the end of summer when the leaves were quite large. Small is fine - they'll be super tender. You'll just need more of them :)

Great with walnuts also, especially where I live pine nuts are up to 18.99lb,. wiss i could grow them.

Adding rocket with your basil also adds at little more bite. I'm new to Rouxbe and haven't tried this method to make pesto but I have included rocket with basil in the past. I love the taste of rocket and this can add a different edge to the traditional basil.

I've just made my first pesto the Rouxbe way and it is sensational. I had lots of fresh basil from my little herb garden (here in Brisbane Australia) and love pesto. I will be having pesto pasta for dinner. Love it!

I have several basil plants in the garden. The purple basil really grows well! I saw one other comment a few years back about purple basil. Any thoughts on using it for pesto or anything else? So far I have only used it for salads. I do dry it and use it in other recipes, I guess I should just try it for pesto, but will it be purple instead of green?

Indeed, you can use purple basil to make pesto. And yes, it will be a dark purpley-brown color rather than green, but the taste will still be delicious.

For more ideas on what to do with your purple basil, I found this post entitled, "Growing Purple Pesto & What to do with it", that you might find helpful. Hope that helps. Cheers!

Thanks Dawn! The site was indeed helpful and i will return to it again and again, I am sure as the P.Basil plant in humungous! The basil with almond pesto is delish. You guys do such a great job in answering us and are so helpful it is really appreciated.

sophia

You are most welcome Sophia and thanks for your kind words...they are much appreciated. Good luck with all of your delicious basil experiments. Cheers!

Hi. How much should I use for a 70 g portion of uncooked pasta? Thanks in advance,

The amount of pesto you should use will ultimately depend on your taste. With that smaller amount of pasta, I would start with about a teaspoon and then go up from there. Cheers!

I've never liked pesto until I tried to make it on my own after this recipe. Rouxbe makes everything seem so easy! :P I just love this site!
My pesto turned out soooo amazing! I can't wait to put in on a pizza. :)
Thank you!
Anna

So glad that you liked the pesto Anna Maria. And thank you very much for your kind words :-) Cheers!

...and I think you should have a class on mezzaluna skills ;)
Although it looks easy, it took me a while to get the hang of it. That said - I was amazed at how flavorful this was. All the pesto I've tried before has been bland in comparison. No need to add salt - the pecorino was salty enough. I ate my pesto with a little goat cheese and toasted ciabatta. Next stop the orecchiette with the cream and pesto sauce!

And new goslings...well I planted rows of basil, let my tiny geese out of the pen and they ripped out a whole row in 2 minutes flat. The remains made wonderful pesto which is going in the freezer this afternoon. My geese have good taste by the way, the pesto is excellent! Now to plant again behind a fence.

Oh, that is quite a cute story Merna. Indeed, it sounds like the geese have good taste :-) Good luck with your next batch of planting. Cheers!