Pesto Calabrese (Red Pepper Pesto)

Name: Pesto Calabrese (Red Pepper Pesto)
Total time: 10 min
Ingredients: 450 g chargrilled red peppers (capsicums) (packed in water); 3 fresh garlic cloves; 70 g pine nuts (½ cup); 30 g freshly grated parmesan cheese (½ cup); 2 tsp olive oil; ⅓ cup fresh basil leaves (firmly packed); fresh lemon juice (to taste); salt (to taste)

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Total: 10 minutes

Servings: 12

Author : Lee-Ann Grace

red pepper pesto

Ingredients

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450 g chargrilled red peppers (capsicums) (packed in water)3 fresh garlic cloves70 g pine nuts (½ cup)30 g freshly grated parmesan cheese (½ cup)2 tsp olive oil⅓ cup fresh basil leaves (firmly packed)fresh lemon juice (to taste)salt (to taste)

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Instructions

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Step 1

Drain the peppers (450g) well on paper/kitchen towel, then add them to the bowl of a food processor along with garlic (3 cloves), pine nuts (70g/½ cup), grated parmesan cheese (30g/½ cup), olive oil (2 tsp) and basil leaves (⅓ cup firmly packed).

Step 2

Process until finely chopped. You may need to scrape down the sides of the processor as you go.

Step 3

Once you have reached your desired consistency, add lemon juice and salt to taste.