
Basil pesto
- Preparation and cooking time
- Prep:
- Cook:
- Easy
- Serves 8
Blend together basil, pine nuts or cashews, parmesan, garlic and olive oil to make your own pesto. It's perfect for pizzas, pasta and sandwiches
- Gluten-free
- Vegetarian
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Roasted tomato, basil & parmesan quiche
App onlyBaked cod with tomatoes, capers & basil. This is a premium piece of content available to registered users.
Roasted carrots with basil pesto
Courgette & broad bean risotto with basil pesto
Tomato & basil soup
Spaghetti & meatballs
Roasted tomato, basil & parmesan quiche
App onlyBaked cod with tomatoes, capers & basil. This is a premium piece of content available to registered users.
Roasted carrots with basil pesto
Courgette & broad bean risotto with basil pesto
Tomato & basil soup
Spaghetti & meatballs
Roasted tomato, basil & parmesan quiche
App onlyBaked cod with tomatoes, capers & basil. This is a premium piece of content available to registered users.
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Panuozzo sandwich
Make your own baguettes and pesto to make these pizza-inspired sandwiches for the whole family. They're surprisingly quick and easy to make and are great for lunch or a light dinner
Build your own pesto pasta salad
Rustle up this easy pesto pasta salad for the family. Customise it by adding your kid's favourite veg
Fish finger hot dogs
A twist on a classic fish finger sandwich the whole family will love. Try lightly salting the cod to firm it up before cooking
- 50g pine nutsor cashews
- large bunch of basilleaves picked
- 50g parmesanor vegetarian alternative
- 1 garlic clovechopped
- 100ml olive oil
Nutrition: Per serving
- kcal188
- fat19g
- saturates3g
- carbs1g
- sugars0.3g
- fibre0.2g
- protein4g
- salt1g
Method
step 1
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.
Recipe from Good Food magazine, April 2022
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