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skinnymixer's Red Pesto

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skinnymixer's Red Pesto

 

Red Pesto

5 from 4 votes
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Course: Condiment
Cuisine: Italian
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 2 minutes
Total Time: 7 minutes
Servings: 25
Calories: 54kcal

Ingredients

  • 170 g semi dried tomato
  • 50 g raw macadamia - or cashew, or pinenut...
  • 40 g olive oil - you can increase to 100 g if you like an oilier/runnier pesto
  • 30 g parmesan cheese - cubed (omit for dairy free)
  • 2 cloves of garlic - peeled
  • 30 g roasted capsicum - jar or roast your own
  • 10 g tomato paste
  • 10 g fresh basil - large bunch
  • 20 g kalamata olive flesh - optional
  • pinch of salt

Instructions

  • Add all ingredients to mixer bowl, blend for 20 sec/speed 5/MC on or until desired consistency is reached.

Notes

Please note: This pesto will last a maximum of 3 days in the fridge due to raw garlic and the risk of botulism.
You can freeze any left over pesto or simply eat with some crackers!
Feel free to adapt this recipe to what you like ie. if you don't like capsicum you can omit. You can also omit the olives and season to taste.
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Nutrition

Serving: 15g | Calories: 54kcal | Carbohydrates: 2.7g | Protein: 1.4g | Fat: 3.8g | Saturated Fat: 0.7g | Sodium: 66mg | Sugar: 2.5g

Alternative Red Pesto Uses:

  • Portion & freeze
  • Scrolls, Pizza Sauce or even a toasted Sandwich with cheese!
  • Savoury crepes (red pesto, ham, shredded cheese, tomato)
  • Use with shredded chicken
  • Eat it as dip, or also mix with cream cheese
  • Kievs (pesto, spinach & cheese), Parmies, Chicken Rissoles
  • Roast lamb crust
  • Stir through Pasta or a Pasta bake (with chicken)
  • Mix through Lunchbox Chicken Loaf
 

  1. I made this last night to have as the base flavour for chicken melts, and of course I had to do the “Cracker” test – it’s an absolute flavour winner! Absurdly simple and utterly delicious!

    1. I think basil is very light! I found that a bunch of leaves barely even registers on the scales! If you can get 10g of basil leaves, you’d have a fair bit of basil.

    2. I put in a whole bunch(which was a lot more than 10g!) and it was fine. I added extra capsicum and oil to compensate and it was delicious. I have frozen 150g lots in press lock bags for the red pesto chicken salad recipe.

  2. Love this! Delicious and easy. Didn’t have any parmesan so I used reduced fat feta. Going to toss it with chickpeas instead of chicken! Yum!

  3. Love this pesto, have made it 3 times and used cashew also. Delicious! Love the salad too such a nice meal. Thank you Nik!!

  4. Very easy and tasty. Made it with the chicken salad and also made a pasta salad for the kids. My 3 year old took one bite and said “I love it!”

  5. Yum!!!! This is absolutely addictive. I just could not stop eating it with fresh pita, crackers… anything! Hubby loved it too, lucky I put some aside for the salad. I would reduce the amout of garlic next time as it was too strong for Mr 7.

  6. Just back back from 16 days in NZ. Had a fab time but missed my TM5 and healthy food a lot! This is the first time I made. this . Second night I made the potatoes with dressing and salad with BBQ. so versatile .

    Thank you. x

  7. I don’t think I’ve ever used my thermie as much as I have since I found skinnymixers. This pesto is sooooo much better than the store brought variety and makes a huge batch. So full of flavour. I used garlic from a jar so it would last an extra couple of days. Love it!

  8. Delicious! The whole family loved it, even the fussy “I don’t eat chicken or potatoes” 5 year old ate some!
    Thanks for another great recipe!

  9. Is there a substitue for garlic as i am sulphur free, i am also dairy free so parmesan will be omitted too. Not wanting to eliminate too many flavour elements. Ta.

  10. OMG! Yum! Absolutely delicious. I have used it on spaghetti with shredded chicken. Will be trying your red pesto salad recipe next.

  11. This is a great recipe with so many uses, mixed with Philly for a dip, made the chicken salad and have enough left over for another night….win win, thanks Nik x

  12. So so good, I have to stop myself eating it, I hope some is left to do the red pesto chicken tomorrow night

  13. Oh my, that is so yum. Just made it, I used the olives even though I hate them. Can’t taste them at all. (Someone said you need them for depth of flavour ) thanks Nik.

  14. Made this to use for the salad tomorrow and we just had it with crackers. It was delicious! I’ll have to hide it away so I still have some left

  15. Love this tgabk you Nik! I am yet to make tge salad but i gave added it to my hommus & on top of oysters. Simply devine 😋

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