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Basil Pesto

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Take any dish to new heights with a dollop of this delicious pesto

10 mins
5 ingredients
$1.40 / person
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Basil Pesto

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Ingredients

Serves = 6

  • 2 cups basil leaves (loosely packed in)
  • 2 cloves garlic, remove ends and papery skin
  • 1/3 cup pine nuts
  • 1/3 grated parmesan
  • 1/3 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, slowly add the olive oil 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
  • Add a squeeze of lemon or lime juice for extra zing

Notes

Nutrition information (per serve):

  • Energy (897kJ)
  • Protein (4.1g)
  • Total fat (21.7g)
  • Saturated fat (3.6g)
  • Carbohydrate (0.8); Starch (0.5g), Sugars (0.4g), Added sugars (0g), Free sugars (0g)
  • Dietary fibre (1.3g)
  • Sodium (92mg)
  • Calcium (104mg)
  • Iron (0.7mg)

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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