- Prep Time: 7 minutes
- Serving: Serves more than 10
Basil Pesto Dip
Super simple and super versatile, this basil pesto dip is great to have on hand. Sure, it’s a dip, but what else can you do with it? We love mixing it with eggs for breakfast! Pesto eggs (better known as green eggs) served with ham is a favourite in The 4 Blades kitchen. It was featured in Episode 103 of the podcast, Thermomix Basil Recipes.
Recipe Tester Feedback: “Tasty! I served it to a hoard of teenage boys with biscuits, carrots, cucumbers and capsicum – and all I got back was a plateful of crumbs! They enjoyed it!" - Nicki
No: Gluten / Egg
Contains: Dairy / Nuts
Total Preparation Time 7 minutes
Serves more than 10
Can be frozen
You will need:
knife
chopping board
spatula
Ingredients
- pecorino cheese - 40g, or Parmesan cheese, cubed
- garlic cloves - 1, peeled
- fresh basil - 1 bunch, leaves only (approx. 30g)
- fresh parsley - handful, leaves only, chopped
- almonds - 100g
- balsamic vinegar - 5g
- salt - pinch
- pepper - cracked, black
- olive oil - 40g
- Serving suggestions:
- crackers - ensure GF if required
- eggs - omit for EF
- ham
Method
- Add the cubed pecorino cheese (40g) and peeled garlic clove (1) to the bowl. Chop Speed 8 / 8 seconds. Scrape down sides.
- Add the basil leaves (approx. 30g), chopped fresh parsley leaves (handful), almonds (100g), balsamic vinegar (5g), salt (pinch), cracked black pepper and olive oil (40g) to the bowl. Combine Speed 5 / 5 seconds. Assess the texture and continue processing if necessary.
- Enjoy!
Make your own!
* Make your own crackers with these recipes:
- The Tea Party Issue - Olive Oil Crackers or Rosemary Crackers
- The Lunchbox Issue - Seeded Crackers (GF)
- The Picnic Issue - Lavosh Yeast Free Crackers, Fig and Olive Crackers or Cheesy Flax Crackers (GF)
- The Party Issue - ‘Free From Lots’ Crackers (GF)
- The Easy Issue - Moroccan Seed Crackers (GF)
- The On the Road Issue - Grain Free Crackers (GF)
- The Packed Lunch Issue - Cheesy Crackers or Seeded Polenta Crackers (GF)
- The Snacks Issue - Parmesan Sesame Crackers (GF) or Carrot and Seed Crackers (GF) or Grain Free Cumin Chickpea Crackers (GF)
- The Herb Garden Bonus Issue - Crunchy Thyme Crackers
- The Readers Issue - 4 Ingredient Cheese Crackers
- The Summer Issue - Lemon Pepper Almond Crackers
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