Pesto sauce recipe
This seed-free pesto recipe is perfect for those with allergies. Great with pasta, chicken, fish and a whole range of your favourite dishes, this pesto sauce is so simple to make and wonderfully versatile.
See method- Serves 4 (makes about 260g of pesto)
- 10 mins to prepare
- 503 calories / serving
- Gluten-free
Ingredients
- 2 x 30g packs basil
- 2 garlic cloves, roughly chopped
- 80g Parmesan shavings
- 150ml (5fl oz) extra virgin olive oil
- ½ lemon, juiced
Each serving contains
- Energy
- 2075kJ 503.0kcal
- Fat
- 52g
- Saturates
- 11g
- Salt
- 1.1g
- Sugars
- 0g
of the Reference intake
Carbohydrate 1.1gProtein 8.5gFibre 0.6g
Method
- Remove the thick stems from the basil and pop into the small bowl of a food processor with the garlic, parmesan and half the oil.
- Pulse for a few seconds, then add the remaining oil and whizz until a rough pesto consistency is achieved.
- Season to taste with the lemon juice and some salt.
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