Pesto

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We love pesto! Pesto is a delicious, easy and healthy way to enjoy fresh herbs. Pesto ads tons of flavour to dishes takes just a few seconds to make.

Pesto can be made using a traditional mortar and pestle, food processor or an immersion blender.

In this blog you will learn how to make:

  • Traditional basil pesto
  • Sun dried tomato pesto
  • Walnut pesto
  • Prairie pesto

Traditional Basil Pesto

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Traditional Basil Pesto

This tradtional basil pesto is ready in seconds and is a delicious way to add flavour to pasta, pizza, grilled fish or even serve with a cheese plater.

This recipe makes 1 cup of pesto.
  • Total Time 1 to 5 Minutes

Ingredients

  • 1/4 tsp coarse salt
  • 1/4 clove of garlic
  • 1/3 cup pinenuts
  • 1/2 cup olive oil
  • 2 cups fresh basil
  • 1/4 cup grated parmesan

Instructions

  1. In a mortar, add the garlic and salt. Cruch for a few seconds to form a paste.
  2. Add the pine nuts to the mortar with about half the oil. Crush into a paste.
  3. Add the parmesan and half the basil to the mortar and crush. Add the rest of the basil and olive oil. Crush in the mortar until the basil leaves are fully incorporated to the other ingredients.

Sundried Tomatoe Pesto

Sundried tomato pesto

Sundried Pesto

This sundried pesto is ready in seconds and is a delicious way to add flavour to pasta, pizza, grilled fish or even serve with a cheese plater.

This delicious pesto comes together in seconds with a food processor.

This recipe makes 1 cup of pesto.
  • Total Time 1 Minutes

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup sun-dried tomatoes
  • 1 cup fresh basil
  • 1/4 clove of garlic
  • 1/3 cup pinenuts
  • 1/2 cup grated parmesan
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/2 cup olive oil

Instructions

  1. In a food processor, add all ingredients and pulse until a paste forms - about 30 seconds.

Walnut Pesto

Walnut pesto

Walnut pesto

This Tuscan walnut pesto is a nice twist on traditional basil pesto.

Tuscan walnut pesto is a white pesto filled with walnuts, parmesan, milk and toasted bread.

This recipe is delicious on pasta

Makes 1 1/2 cup.
  • Total Time 17 Minutes

Ingredients

  • 1 cup toasted or stale bread cubes
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 1/2 cup walnuts
  • 1/4 cup grated parmesan
  • 1/2 clove garlic
  • 1/4 tsp coarse salt

Instructions

  1. In a small bowl, place the bread and milk and allow the bread to soak the milk for 15 minutes.
  2. In a mortar, place the garlic and salt. Crush into a paste.
  3. Add the walnuts in the mortar and crush into a paste.
  4. Remove extra milk from the bread and add with the parmesan to the garlic. Crush into a paste.

Notes

If you'd prefer to use a food processor, complete step 1 as describe. Drain the extra milk and add all the ingredients to the food processor until a paste forms. 

Prairie Pesto

Prairie pesto

Prairie Pesto

This prairie pesto is ready in seconds and is a delicious way to add prairie flavour to sandwishes, and pizza.

This recipe makes 1 cup of pesto.
  • Total Time 1 to 5 Minutes

Ingredients

  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/2 clove of garlic
  • 1/2 cup ground flax seeds
  • 1/2 cup olive oil
  • 2 cup fresh basil
  • 1/3 cup water

Instructions

  1. In a food processor, add the basil, oil, salt and garlic. Blend until a paste forms.
  2. Add the flaxseeds and water. Blend into a paste.