- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Serving: Serves 06-08
Sun Dried Tomato Pesto Stir Through Pasta Sauce
This has always been a favourite store bought sauce, and now it's time for you to try it from home. It's super tasty with fantastically fresh ingredients! Blend this sauce to a smoother consistency for a yummy tapenade that you can serve with crackers and cheese.
Recipe Tester Feedback: “Oh, this is divine! A delicious pasta sauce for all pasta lovers." - Jenny
No: Gluten / Egg / Nuts
Contains: Dairy
Total Preparation Time 10 minutes
Serves 6-8 when served with cooked pasta
Can be frozen
You will need:
knife
chopping board
spatula
Ingredients
- garlic cloves - 3, peeled
- sun dried tomatoes - 400g, marinated, in oil, add the oil as well
- olive oil - 50g, good quality
- fresh basil - 1/2 small bunch, leaves only, chopped
- fresh parsley - 1/4 small bunch, leaves only, chopped
- Parmesan cheese - 100g, cubed
- pepper - 1/2 tsp, cracked, black
- salt - 1 tsp
- pasta - cooked, to serve, *ensure GF if required
- Variations / Serving suggestions:
- crackers - to serve, *ensure GF if required
- cheese - to serve
Method
- Add the peeled garlic cloves (3), marinated sun dried tomatoes and the included oil (400g), olive oil (50g), chopped basil leaves (from 1/2 small bunch), chopped parsley leaves (from 1/4 small bunch), cubed Parmesan cheese (100g), cracked black pepper (1/2 tsp) and salt (1 tsp) to the bowl. Pulse Closed Lid / Turbo / 1 second blasts until you reach a chunky consistency to your liking. You may need to stop and scrape down sides between blasts.
- Serve over cooked pasta of choice.
- 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
Allergens
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