Joan'S Pesto - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil
1 lemon, juiced
6 cloves garlic
1 cup fresh basil leaves
1 cup walnuts
1 cup freshly shredded Parmesan cheese
1 cup extra-virgin olive oil
salt and ground black pepper to taste

Preparation

Blend the 1/2 cup olive oil, the lemon juice, garlic, basil leaves, walnuts, and Parmesan cheese in a food processor until all ingredients are integrated. With the processor running, slowly drizzle 1 cup olive oil into the mixture until the mixture becomes a thick, slightly textured paste.