1,436 easy and fully explained recipes, with 66,216 photos and 78 videos

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.

26K 5/5 based on 2 reviews

Last modified on: August 7^th 2022

Keywords for this recipe:

For 200 g, you will need:

1 63 g pine nuts
2 ½ bunch Purple basil
3 ½ lemon
4 3 tablespoons olive oil
5 63 g Parmesan (Parmigiano Reggiano)
6 salt
7 pepper
8 2 tablespoons olive oil
Total weight: 266 grams

Change these quantities to make: 200 g 400 g 800 g 1 kg 200 g

Change measures: Metric

Metric weight Metric volumes

How long will it take?

Time required for this recipe:

Preparation	Cooking	Start to finish
11 min.	8 min.	19 min.

At what time:

When will I finish if I start the recipe at ... ?
When should I start for the recipe to be ready at ... ?
Work this out...

Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 8 min.

Roast 63 g pine nuts in a small pan over medium heat until golden brown.

Remove from heat and let cool.

Stage 2 - 4 min.

Remove all the stems from the purple basil, keeping only the leaves.

Stage 3 - 3 min.

In a high-sided container, pour the basil leaves, roasted pine nuts, juice and zest of ½ lemon and 3 tablespoons olive oil.

Stage 4 - 1 min.

Mix a first time.

Stage 5 - 3 min.

Add grated 63 g Parmesan (Parmigiano Reggiano), salt and pepper and mix again adding 2 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 value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
1,380 Kcal or 5,778 Kj	35 gr	18 gr	130 gr
69 %	13 %	2 %	20 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
519 Kcal or 2,173 Kj	13 gr	7 gr	49 gr
26 %	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 200 g : 4.23 €

Change currency:

Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.

Some other recipes using this recipe

Greek style sandwiches

Grilled toast with purple pesto and feta, with hints of thyme and tomato.
14K 26 min.

See all recipes that use it

This recipe uses (among others)

	Pine nuts: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Sorrel pesto, Spinach and ricotta ravioli, Greek Pesto, Greek-style stuffed courgettes, Chocolate mendiants, ... All
	Parmesan (Parmigiano Reggiano): You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Carrot-top pesto, Spaghetti with mussels and basil, Tomato pesto, Curried prawn risotto, Brussels sprout salad, ... All
	Olive oil: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Pan-fried chicken breast on mozzarella, Tuna pasta, Scrambled eggs and leeks on toast, Souda salad, Spring veal sauté , ... All

Other recipes you may also like

Courgettes (zuchinis)

A classic gratin, but with the courgettes cooked separately to prevent too much juice being released during the oven cooking, and so make a dish that is barely moist.
495K 13.7 1 hour 20 min. October 13^th 2010

Nougat

Nougat is a sweet made with honey and almonds that has changed very little since ancient times. The nougat we know today is the Montelimar variety, in which egg whites are added to the basic recipe for a lighter texture. Here is a simplified version.
116K 15 1 hour 41 min. June 19^th 2013

Note: We'll never share your e-mail address with anyone else.