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Sauces, dips & spreads · Savoury

Basil Pesto

★ 4.9475 ratings

Fresh, full of flavour, and ready in under 10 minutes, you’ll never need to buy shop-bought again. Serve with pasta, use to fill chicken breasts or add flavour to fish fillets, then store the remainder in the fridge for up to 1 week.

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Details

Difficulty
Easy
Prep
10 min
Active
10 min
Cook
10 min
Total
10 min
Yield
6 portions

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Category
Sauces, dips & spreadsSavoury
Time
Lightning
Nutrition
Under 500 kcal
Difficulty
Easy
Rating
Proven favourite

Ingredients

MetricUS
Parmesan cheese
80 g
pine nuts
30 g
fresh basil leaves
80 g
extra virgin olive oil
150 g
fine sea salt
0.5 tsp

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Nutrition values

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Protein
5.9 g
Energy
1,297 kJ
Calories
310 kcal
Fat
31.7 g
Fibre
0.4 g
Carbohydrates
1.5 g

From the original recipe

Categories
Sauces, dips and spreads - savoury
Dish types
Sauce
Meal types
Side Dish
Dietary
Alcohol Free, Gluten Free, Vegetarian, Gluten-Free
Health
Low Carb
Cuisines
Italian
Equipment
glass jar with airtight lid, refrigerator
Collections
First Class, Simple Ideas, The Basic Cookbook 2018, Your Cookidoo® 2025: Budding Chef, wish recipe collection
Original tags
alcohol free, Gluten free, Italian, Gift, Everyday, Lightning (<15m), Low Active Time, Easy

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