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Sun Dried Tomato Pesto Sauce

How to use up some of that extra summer basil.

Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Total Time
10 mins
Course: Condiments
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

  • ½ cup basil leaves packed
  • ½ cup pine nuts toasted
  • 3 cloves garlic
  • zest lemon 1/2 lemon
  • ½ teaspoon salt kosher
  • 1 cup sun dried tomatoes oil-packed
  • ¼ cup Parmesan Reggian cheese grated
  • ¾ cup olive oil

Instructions

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  1. Drain the sun dried tomatoes of excess oil.
  2. In the bowl of your food processor, pulse the garlic a couple of times.
  3. Add the basil, pine nuts, zest, salt and drained sun dried tomatoes. Pulse until coarsely chopped.
  4. Add the cheese and pulse to distribute evenly.
  5. With the food processor running, drizzle olive oil through the feed tube until you end up with a thick paste.
  6. Taste and add a bit more salt if necessary.