Purple Pesto


Purple Pesto
You may already be familiar with the classic green basil pesto , but here is a version with purple basil that gives a very aesthetic purple pesto with a more peppery taste, quite similar to ginger.
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Last modified on: August 7th 2022

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For 400 g, you will need:
  • 1 pine nuts 125 g pine nuts
  • 2 Purple basil 1 bunch Purple basil
  • 3 lemon 1 lemon
  • 4 olive oil 5 tablespoons olive oil
  • 5 Parmesan (Parmigiano Reggiano) 125 g Parmesan (Parmigiano Reggiano)
  • 6 salt salt
  • 7 pepper pepper
  • 8 olive oil 3 tablespoons olive oil
  • Total weight: 500 grams

Change these quantities to make: 200 g 400 g 800 g 1 kg 200 g
How long will it take?
Time required for this recipe:
PreparationCookingStart to finish
11 min.8 min.19 min.
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Step by step recipe


Stage 1 - 8 min.
Purple Pesto
Roast 125 g pine nuts in a small pan over medium heat until golden brown.

Remove from heat and let cool.

Stage 2 - 4 min.
Purple Pesto
Remove all the stems from the purple basil, keeping only the leaves.

Stage 3 - 3 min.
Purple Pesto
In a high-sided container, pour the basil leaves, roasted pine nuts, juice and zest of 1 lemon and 5 tablespoons olive oil.

Stage 4 - 1 min.
Purple Pesto
Mix a first time.

Stage 5 - 3 min.
Purple Pesto
Add grated 125 g Parmesan (Parmigiano Reggiano), salt and pepper and mix again adding 3 tablespoons olive oil, adjust the volume of olive oil to obtain a paste not too thick.

Your purple pesto is ready.
Remarks
The second addition of olive oil is very indicative, do not hesitate to adapt more or less to the result obtained.
Keeping
Several days in the refrigerator in a closed jar
Source
Home made.
Nutritional information
Whole recipe
Energetic valueProteins CarbohydratesFats
2,480 Kcal or 10,383 Kj69 gr37 gr229 gr
124 %26 %3 %35 %
Per 100 g
Energetic valueProteins CarbohydratesFats
496 Kcal or 2,077 Kj14 gr7 gr46 gr
25 %5 %1 %7 %
% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories or 8400 k-joules by day for a woman (change to a man).
Possible allergens in this recipe: Milk
How much will it cost?
  • For 400 g : 8.28 €

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Parmesan (Parmigiano Reggiano)Parmesan (Parmigiano Reggiano): You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Tomato foccacia, Turnip and Jerusalem artichoke soup, Cashew-nut and Parmesan biscuits, Gratin of purple artichokes, Spaghetti with smoked salmon, ... All
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