Easy pesto
Blend together pine nuts or cashews, basil, parmesan, garlic and olive oil to make your own pesto. It’s perfect for pizzas, pasta and sandwiches
- Prep:15 mins
Cook:5 mins
- Serves 8
- Easy
Nutrition per serving
- kcal 188
- fat 19g
- saturates 3g
- carbs 1g
- sugars 0g
- fibre 0.2g
- protein 4g
- salt 1g
Ingredients
- 50g pine nuts or cashews
- large bunch of basil, leaves picked
- 50g parmesan or vegetarian alternative
- 1 garlic clove, chopped
- 100ml olive oil
Method
Toast the nuts in a pan over a low heat. Tip into a mini chopper with the remaining ingredients, or use a large pestle and mortar, then blitz or pound into a rough sauce. Will keep for three days in the fridge.
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