Pesto two ways
Pesto is an essential fridge item. Easy as to jazz up seasonal vegetables, fold through pasta and spread on crackers.
SERVES25
TIME TO MAKE5 - 15 mins
MEAL TYPESnacks
TIME TO MAKE5 - 15 mins
MEAL TYPESnacks
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Follow our step-by-step recipe guide.
Method
- Place all ingredients in food processor or mortar and pestle and grind until smooth.
Suggestions
Mix Asian pesto through stir fried vegetables (and meats if using).
Mix through pasta.
Mix through seasonal steamed vegetables.
- Asian
- 3 cupsfresh coriander, chopped
- 1 cuppeanuts, roasted
- 1 clovegarlic
- 1 tbspginger, chopped
- 1 tbsplemon zest
- 1/4 cuplemon juice
- 1/4 cupoil, 1/2 sesame and 1/2 vegetable
- 1 tbspfish sauce
- watercress
- 3 cupsfresh watercress or parsley
- 1 cupseeds or nuts, sunflower, pumpkin, almonds, walnuts
- 1 clovegarlic
- 1 tbsplemon zest
- 1/4 cuplemon juice
- 1/4 cupoil
- 1/4 cupwater
Per serve
- Energy521kJ
- Protein3.3g
- Total Fat11.5g
- Saturated Fat1.6g
- Total Carbohydrate1.7g
- Sugars0.7g
- Dietary Fibre1.0g
- Sodium119mg
Follow our step-by-step recipe guide.
Method
- Place all ingredients in food processor or mortar and pestle and grind until smooth.
Suggestions
Mix Asian pesto through stir fried vegetables (and meats if using).
Mix through pasta.
Mix through seasonal steamed vegetables.
Ingredients
- Asian
- 3 cupsfresh coriander, chopped
- 1 cuppeanuts, roasted
- 1 clovegarlic
- 1 tbspginger, chopped
- 1 tbsplemon zest
- 1/4 cuplemon juice
- 1/4 cupoil, 1/2 sesame and 1/2 vegetable
- 1 tbspfish sauce
- watercress
- 3 cupsfresh watercress or parsley
- 1 cupseeds or nuts, sunflower, pumpkin, almonds, walnuts
- 1 clovegarlic
- 1 tbsplemon zest
- 1/4 cuplemon juice
- 1/4 cupoil
- 1/4 cupwater
Ingredients
- Asian
- 3 cupsfresh coriander, chopped
- 1 cuppeanuts, roasted
- 1 clovegarlic
- 1 tbspginger, chopped
- 1 tbsplemon zest
- 1/4 cuplemon juice
- 1/4 cupoil, 1/2 sesame and 1/2 vegetable
- 1 tbspfish sauce
- watercress
- 3 cupsfresh watercress or parsley
- 1 cupseeds or nuts, sunflower, pumpkin, almonds, walnuts
- 1 clovegarlic
- 1 tbsplemon zest
- 1/4 cuplemon juice
- 1/4 cupoil
- 1/4 cupwater
Nutrition Facts
Per serve
- Energy521kJ
- Protein3.3g
- Total Fat11.5g
- Saturated Fat1.6g
- Total Carbohydrate1.7g
- Sugars0.7g
- Dietary Fibre1.0g
- Sodium119mg
Follow our step-by-step recipe guide.
Method
- Place all ingredients in food processor or mortar and pestle and grind until smooth.
Suggestions
Mix Asian pesto through stir fried vegetables (and meats if using).
Mix through pasta.
Mix through seasonal steamed vegetables.
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