View Single Post
  #5 (permalink)   Report Post  
Posted to rec.food.cooking
Gloria P Gloria P is offline
external usenet poster
 
Posts: 2,994
Default Help with freezing pesto

Steve Pope wrote:
> Gloria P > wrote:
>
>> My basil has finally reached the plentiful stage after three days of
>> unseasonal heavy rain a couple of weekends ago.

>
>> We can only eat so much caprese salad so I'd like to make pesto with
>> some of the bounty and freeze it.

>
>> Do I just process the leaves in olive oil and freeze, then add the
>> cheese, garlic and pine nuts before serving?

>
> It's best to leave out the cheese and include the olive oil.
> The other ingredients you can do either before or after
> freezing. I find it most convenient include everything
> but the cheese.
>
> Steve



Thanks. Will the nuts get soggy if they are frozen in oil?

gloria p