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vanlife-Van-Made Pesto

Van-Made Pesto

Vegetarian
The best simple and authentic pesto sauce. Use as a spread in a sandwich, a dressing for a salad or as a rich sauce for your pasta.
5 from 1 vote
10 Ingredients or less - 30 minute meal - 5 ingredients or less - Family friendly - No cook - No fridge - Quick cook
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Course Dips / Sauces
Servings 8 portions
Diet Vegetarian

Ingredients
  

  • 50 g Pine Nuts
  • 80 g Basil Leaves
  • 150 ml Olive Oil
  • 2 Garlic Cloves
  • 50 g Parmesan Cheese

Instructions
 

  • Heat the pine nuts over a gentle heat in a frying pan until they turn golden in colour. Stir occasionally.
  • When the pine nuts are golden, place all the ingredients in to your blender and blend until smooth.

Notes

We use a manual food processor to make this pesto in our van, we use the Zyliss easy pull.
If you don't fancy getting the pan out, you can always toast the pine nuts in the Ridgemonkey sandwich toaster.

Nutrition

Calories: 221kcalCarbohydrates: 2gProtein: 3gFat: 23gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 4gMonounsaturated Fat: 14gCholesterol: 4mgSodium: 101mgPotassium: 76mgFiber: 0.4gSugar: 0.3gVitamin A: 578IUVitamin C: 2mgCalcium: 94mgIron: 1mg
Keyword basil, dressing, olive oil, pasta sauce, pesto, vegetarian, zyliss easy pull
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