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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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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
Under 15 min
Nutrition
Under 500 kcal
Difficulty
Easy
Rating
Well rated

Ingredients

MetricUS
Parmesan cheese
2.8 oz
pine nuts
1.1 oz
fresh basil leaves
2.8 oz
extra virgin olive oil
5.3 oz
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

Cookidoo® details

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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