Garlic pesto bread recipe
Give your garlic bread a lift by mixing pesto and chopped basil into the garlic butter, then pop it on the barbecue for a winning dish the whole family will love.
See method- Serves 6
- 10 mins to prepare and 12-15 mins to cook
- 219 calories / serving
Ingredients
- 75g unsalted butter, softened
- 4 garlic cloves, peeled and crushed
- 50g (2oz) classic green pesto
- handful basil, roughly chopped
- 1 x white baton
Each serving contains
- Energy
- 910kJ 219.0kcal
- Fat
- 15g
- Saturates
- 6g
- Salt
- 0.4g
- Sugars
- 1g
of the Reference intake
Carbohydrate 16.8gProtein 3.4gFibre 0.7g
Method
- In a small bowl combine the softened butter, pesto, crushed garlic and chopped basil. Make 1-inch thick slices into the bread, but do not go all the way through, just to the bottom crust. Put a teaspoon or two of the butter mixture between each slice.
- Wrap the bread in foil and place on the barbecue for 12-15 mins. Unwrap and serve.
- Tip: To cook this in the oven rather than on a barbecue, preheat the oven to gas 6, 200°C fan 180°C and place the foil parcel on a baking tray for 15 mins. Remove, unwrap and serve.
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- If serving to children, as part of a healthy balanced diet, we recommend this recipe for a special occasion or treat.
