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Homemade pesto?

A farmer's market vendor gave me a ton of basil on Saturday so I made pesto for the first time.  Yummy!  Anyway, it's a huge batch.  How long will it keep?

I've had pesto in a jar that lasted a long time when refrigerated after opening.  Will homemade last a comparable time?

Thanks! 

Re: Homemade pesto?

  • Divide that up and put some in the freezer.  It'll keep well.

    I'm jealous of all the basil posts.  Mine did poorly this year.

    Willa 4.6.06 and Henry 10.18.08 Camp Sinki
  • I used some homemade that was close to two weeks old, with no ill effects. I think I've read it can be used up to a month.
  • Here's what I do with extra pesto:

    Scoop it into ice cube trays.

    Pour a thin layer of EVOO over it all.  (This will prevent it from discoloring in the freezer.)

    Freeze.

    Once frozen, pop the pesto cubes out, put them in a freezer bag, and store in the freezer.

    Thaw and enjoy pesto cubes as needed.  Smile

  • I LOVE PESTO.  Seriously it may be one of my favorite things in the world.

    I SUCK AT MAKING PESTO. But that could be said about a lot of things :)

    BabyFruit Ticker
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