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Ingredients
for
2
Sun-Dried Tomato Pesto
15 min.
Time:
678
calories
Calories:
Ingredientsfor
- Ingredients
- 60 grams sun-dried Tomatoes
- 40 grams Pine nuts
- 1 garlic clove
- 2 Tbsps freshly grated Parmesan
- 1 sprig Basil
- 120 milliliters vegetable oil
- cayenne pepper
Preparation
1.
Step 1
2.
Finely dice the sun-dried tomatoes.
3.
Step 2
4.
Toast the pine nuts in a dry pan until golden brown. Remove from the heat and let cool.
5.
Step 3
6.
Peel and finely dice the garlic. Crush the garlic, sun-dried tomatoes, and the pine nuts in a mortar.
7.
Step 4
8.
Rinse the basil, pat dry, and remove the leaves from the stems. Add the basil to the mortar and crush finely with the other ingredients.
9.
Step 5
10.
Gradually incorporate enough of the oil until a thick pesto has formed.
11.
Season to taste with cayenne pepper.
12.
If serving with pasta, you can mix in a little of the pasta cooking water to the pesto to form a sauce.
Nutritional values
1 glass contains
(Percentage of daily recommendation)
(Percentage of daily recommendation)
| Calorie | 678 cal. | (32 %) | ||
| Protein | 6.24 g | (6 %) | ||
| Fat | 73.18 g | (63 %) | ||
| Carbohydrates | 3.98 g | (3 %) | ||
| Sugar added | 0 g | (0 %) | ||
| Roughage | 1.75 g | (6 %) |