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AmountIngredient
Dried Basil
Walnuts
Parmesan Cheese
Extra-virgin Olive Oil
Lemon Juice
Salt
Granulated Sugar
Scaled ingredient total183.51 g

Prep Method 4

  1. 1.Pick fresh basil, rinse, and lightly dry.
  2. 2.Shred fresh parmesan.
  3. 3.Add walnuts, parmesan, lemon juice, olive oil, salt, sugar, and basil to food processor.
  4. 4.Pulse until pieces are small and mixture is smooth.

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Ingredient / Sub-Recipe ( | )Cost
Dried BasilThis ingredient is not yet set with a purchase cost and unit—
WalnutsThis ingredient is not yet set with a purchase cost and unit—
Parmesan Cheese$0.274
Purchase item nameGreat Value Grated Parmesan Cheese, 16 oz Bottle
Purchase cost$5.48
Purchase unit16 ounce_mass
Date added2024-10-27
Item ID #19400150
Vendorwalmart
Extra-virgin Olive OilThis ingredient is not yet set with a purchase cost and unit—
Lemon Juice$0.0267
Purchase item nameGreat Value Lemon 100% Juice, 32 fl oz
Purchase cost$2.88
Purchase unit32 fluid_ounce_us
Date added2024-10-27
Item ID #12512024
Vendorwalmart
Salt$0.0022
Purchase item nameGreat Value Iodized Salt, 26 oz
Purchase cost$0.67
Purchase unit26 ounce_mass
Date added2024-10-27
Item ID #10448316
Vendorwalmart
Granulated Sugar$0.0035
Purchase item name10 LB SUGAR
Purchase cost$6.58
Purchase unit10 pound
Date added2026-07-10
Item ID #980250647.0
Vendorsams_club
Total Yield183.51 g
Total Cost$0.3064
Cost Per G:$0.0017

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  • Walnuts: no active USD purchase price with a convertible package size
  • Extra-virgin Olive Oil: no active USD purchase price with a convertible package size

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Ingredients7 of 7 connected
Ingredient / RecipeUSDA IngredientYield after cookingNet Weight
Dried BasilSpices, basil, dried
100.00%
100g
WalnutsNuts, walnuts, English, halves, raw
100.00%
25.77g
Parmesan CheeseCheese, parmesan, grated
100.00%
22.68g
Extra-virgin Olive OilOil, olive, extra virgin
100.00%
21.31g
Lemon JuiceLemon juice, raw
100.00%
8.93g
SaltSalt, table
100.00%
2.41g
Granulated SugarSugars, granulated
100.00%
2.41g

Draft calculation · 100% mapped. Scaled batch: 514 kcal. Nutrition and allergen analysis must be professionally verified before regulatory use.

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