Can you freeze pesto?

[Millymollymandy]

I need to do something with my basil and I seem to recall someone (Delia? Monty Don?) mentioning freezing pesto. Maybe it was before you add the parmesan. I just can't remember so if anyone knows I would be extremely grateful!

[wulf]

I don't see why not. In fact, I'm not sure you'd even need to leave out the parmesan. Just freeze it in helping-sized dollops, so you take it out as you need it and don't leave it hanging around too long after defrosting.

Wulf

[SUPEwoman]

I've just been reading a book from the library on veg growing. The author suggests freezing pesto or just whizzing basil with a little water in a processor and freezing individual portions.

[Luath]

Freezes well, but leave out the parmesan and add it after defrosting.

[Smooth Hound]

Last yr at the end of the yr we picked our basil and put it loosely in a plastic bag and froze it like that and it worked. I was quite surprised, but i have heard that if you liquidise basil with some olive oil then you can freeze that in ice cubes and now you can get disposable ice cube things on a roll like a clingfilm roll, i am not quite sure how they work as I havent tried them yet but they do exist, I am going to try that tjhis yr as the whole leaves did take alot of room in the freezer.
Mike