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Sun Dried Tomato Pesto
This sun-dried tomato pesto offers a flavorful spin on traditional pesto with sun-dried tomatoes, cashews, basil and seasonings. It's amazing as a dip, spread or as sauce on pasta and pizza.
Prep Time
15 mins
Total Time
15 mins
Servings: 6
Calories: 146 kcal
Course:
Condiments
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 1 8.5 oz jar of sun-dried tomatoes packed in oil
- 1/2 cup tomato sauce
- 1/4 cup raw cashews
- 1/4 cup fresh grated Parmigiano-Reggiano parmesan works too*
- 1/2 cup fresh basil
- 2 teaspoons balsamic vinegar
- 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
- 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
- 2 cloves garlic
- additional 1/4 cup olive oil optional
Instructions
- Add all ingredients (including oil from the sun-dried tomatoes) into a food processor and process until combined.
- If you're using this as a dip, spread or marinade you don't need to add the additional oil. To use as a sauce for pasta, you might find that thinning the pesto with the additional oil is helpful.
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Notes
- To make this pesto vegan, you can use 1/4 cup of nutritional yeast instead of the fresh Parmesan.
Nutrition Information
Serving
1/10 of recipe
Calories
146kcal
(7%)
Carbohydrates
12g
(4%)
Protein
5g
(10%)
Fat
9g
(14%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
6g
Sodium
330mg
(14%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
6g
(12%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 146
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1/10 of recipe | |
| Calories | 146kcal | 7% |
| Carbohydrates | 12g | 4% |
| Protein | 5g | 10% |
| Fat | 9g | 14% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 6g | 35% |
| Sodium | 330mg | 14% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 6g | 12% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.