Greek Pesto
You may already know the pesto, this delicious Italian sauce, well here is the Greek variation of the thing: the basil is accompanied by thyme and oregano, and the Parmesan replaced by feta cheese.
Greek flavors, but in an Italian spirit, a true European recipe.
Greek flavors, but in an Italian spirit, a true European recipe.
19K 3 4.7
Last modified on: July 24th 2022
Keywords for this recipe:For 2 people, you will need:
63 g pine nuts
½ bunch basil
½ teaspoon dry oregano
2 sprigs 
½ 
2 tablespoons 
75 g 
How long does it take?
Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|
| 10 min. | 8 min. | 18 min. |
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 8 min.
Roast 63 g pine nuts in a small pan over medium heat, stirring regularly, they must be well browned.
Let cool.
Let cool.
Stage 2 - 5 min.
Stage 3 - 2 min.
Add the roasted pine nuts, 75 g feta cut into small pieces, and pepper generously (do not add salt).
Stage 4 - 3 min.
Blend a second time, drizzling in enough olive oil to achieve a mustard-like consistency.
Check seasoning.
Place in the refrigerator in a closed jar.
Check seasoning.
Place in the refrigerator in a closed jar.
Remarks
This is a rough recipe, feel free to adapt the proportions of oil, feta and basil to your taste, and to the result once you have tasted it.
If you can get fresh oregano, don't hesitate, it will be better.
If you can get fresh oregano, don't hesitate, it will be better.
Keeping
Several days in the refrigerator, in a closed jar.
Source
Home made.
Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 923 Kcal or 3,864 Kj | 22 gr | 18 gr | 85 gr |
| 46 % | 8 % | 2 % | 13 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 384 Kcal or 1,608 Kj | 9 gr | 7 gr | 35 gr |
| 19 % | 4 % | 1 % | 5 % |
| Per person | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 462 Kcal or 1,934 Kj | 11 gr | 9 gr | 42 gr |
| 23 % | 4 % | 1 % | 6 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 2 people : 4.27 €
- Per person : 2.14 €
Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
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This recipe uses (among others)
 | Feta: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Vegetable rosette tart, Tzatziki, Cretan-style salmon , Souda salad, Moussaka, ... All |
 | Pine nuts: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Sorrel pesto, Chocolate mendiants, Crunchy salad, Greek-style stuffed courgettes, Spinach and ricotta ravioli, ... All |
 | Thyme: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Spicy seafood plancha, Green beans with tomato cream sauce, Rabbit with mustard, Pork Chops Champvallon style, Spaghetti with tomatoes and pesto, ... All |
 | Olive oil: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Tomato and cream cheese terrine, Vegetable clafoutis, Veal Marengo, Green hummus, Tomato meat balls, ... All |
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