Ingredients

  • 1 cup basil (about 1oz or 27grams)
  • 1 clove garlic
  • ¼ cup grated parmesan cheese
  • 1/8 tsp kosher salt
  • 1/8 tsp ground black pepper
  • 2 ½ Tbsp olive oil

Directions

Rinse basil under cool water. In a food processor, pulse basil, garlic, parmesan cheese, salt and pepper until smooth. Then, slowly drizzle in olive oil while pulsing. Store in sealed container and refrigerate until ready to use OR freeze in zipper bags.

Makes 5 Tbsp
Serving Size: 1 Tbsp
Serving Ideas:

*on top of freshly sliced or roasted tomatoes
*mixed with spaghetti squash or zucchini “zoodles”
*on top of grilled or baked chicken, fish or shrimp

Nutrition

Calories 85
Fat 8.5g
Saturated Fat 2g
Polyunsaturated Fat 1.1g
Monounsaturated Fat 5.4g
Cholesterol 4mg
Sodium 154mg
Potassium 33mg
Carbohydrate 0.7g
Fiber 0.2g
Sugar 0g
Protein 2.3g

Modified from Skinnytaste.com