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Greek Pesto

Name: Greek Pesto
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 8 min
Total time: 18 min
Yield: 4 people
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 125 g pine nuts; 1 bunch Basil; 1 teaspoon dry oregano; 3 sprigs thyme; 1 lemon; 3 tablespoons olive oil; 150 g feta; Olive oil; Salt; Pepper

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.

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Duration

18 min.

Difficulty

Easy

Last modified on: November 3^rd 2026

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For 4 people, you will need:

1 125 g pine nuts
2 1 bunch Basil
3 1 teaspoon dry oregano
4 3 sprigs thyme
5 1 lemon
6 3 tablespoons olive oil
7 150 g feta
8 Olive oil
9 Salt (optional)
10 Pepper
Total weight: 460 grams

Times for this recipe

Preparation

10 min.

Cooking

8 min.

All in all

18 min.

Preparation 10 min.

Cooking 8 min.

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Step by step recipe

Step 1 - ⌛ 8 min.

Roast 125 g pine nuts in a small pan over medium heat, stirring regularly, they must be well browned.

Let cool.

Step 2 - ⌛ 5 min.

In a high-sided container, put the leaves of 1 bunch Basil, 1 teaspoon dry oregano and the leaves of 3 sprigs thyme.

Pour over the juice and zest of 1 lemon, then 3 tablespoons olive oil.

Blend once.

Step 3 - ⌛ 2 min.

Add the roasted pine nuts, 150 g feta cut into small pieces, and pepper generously (do not add salt).

Step 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.

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.

Keeping: Several days in the refrigerator, in a closed jar.

Source: Homemade.

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Nutritional information

	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats	Calories	Energy
Per 100 g	10 g RDI=15 %	8 g RDI=3 %	33 g RDI=45 %	365 kcal RDI=18 %	1,529 kJ RDI=18 %
Per person	11 g RDI=17 %	9 g RDI=3 %	38 g RDI=51 %	418 kcal RDI=21 %	1,749 kJ RDI=21 %
Whole recipe	44 g RDI=68 %	36 g RDI=13 %	150 g RDI=206 %	1,671 kcal RDI=84 %	6,997 kJ RDI=84 %