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Basil Pesto

Vegetarian Breakfast Dinner Lunch Snacks

Take any dish to new heights with a dollop of this delicious sauce. Great added to eggs, sandwiches, pasta, salads, meat or fish dishes. You can even serve it as a dip.

10 mins
5 ingredients
$3 / person
Basil Pesto

Credit: Taste.com.au

Gear

Ingredients

  • 2 cups basil leaves
  • 2 cloves garlic, remove ends and papery skin
  • ¼ cup pine nuts
  • ½ finely grated parmesan
  • ⅓ cup extra virgin olive oil

It’s this easy

  • Place all ingredients except the olive oil into the food processor, and blend until chopped.
  • While the food processor is still running add the olive oil in a thin stream until everything is well combined.

Tweaks

  • For extra toasty flavour roast the pine nuts in the oven or in a fry pan until golden brown before adding to the pesto.

Allergies

Contains: Dairy, Nuts, FODMAPs.

Why is this good?

Be Healthier

Nuts are a great source of healthy fats (monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats) which are essential for regulating blood cholesterol and improving heart health.

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Better Sports Performance

Nuts are high in protein which can provide amino acids for the maintenance and repair of muscle protein after strenuous exercise to help with a quicker recovery.

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Healthy Gut

As a good source of fibre nuts are essential for a healthy bowel function.

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Feel Fuller for Longer

Although nuts are high in kilojoules, research in over 120,000 healthy men and women, found that eating nuts meant they were less likely to gain weight over the four years studied.

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