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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 7^th 2022

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For 400 g, you will need:

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

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Time required for this recipe:

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

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 8 min.

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.

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 1 lemon and 5 tablespoons olive oil.

Stage 4 - 1 min.

Mix a first time.

Stage 5 - 3 min.

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 value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
2,480 Kcal or 10,383 Kj	69 gr	37 gr	229 gr
124 %	26 %	3 %	35 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
496 Kcal or 2,077 Kj	14 gr	7 gr	46 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 : 7.06 £

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	Parmesan (Parmigiano Reggiano): You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Crispy rolls with chicken and leek, Poivrade artichoke Salad, Raw beetroot salad, Creamy risotto with vegetables , Vegetable tian, ... All
	Olive oil: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Polenta with beetroot tops, Eggs in tomato shells, Late Winter Soup with Fresh Spinach, Ratatouille confite, Mixed seed grissini, ... All

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