Pesto

One of the first times I tasted pesto was in an Italian restaurant. We had crostinis with a thin layer of pesto as a starter.

It was amazing and pesto became one of my favourite things. We have tried many different recipes but we almost always came back to a pesto with pistachio nuts. Most of you who know us have no doubt tried it before!

We use it for a starter with some bread or crostini like in the restaurant. But that also works perfectly as a side dish with soup. We then take a wrap en thinly cover it with pesto, add a bit of grated cheese and put them in a oven until the cheese is melted and the wrap is a bit crispy. Yum!

Enjoy!

Nadine

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Ingredients

• 250 grams of pistachio nuts

• 2 cloves of garlic (pressed)

• handful of fresh basil

• 8 tbsp olive oil

• 50 grams of grated (old) cheese

Method

1. Shell the pistachio nuts and chop them finely in a food processor.

2. Add the olive oil and other ingredients. If the food processor isn't big enough add little bits at a time and mix to paste before adding more.

That is basically it 😊. You can add more olive oil to make a thinner pesto if you prefer that. That goes for all the ingredients! Experiment and make you own combination of nuts, cheese and basil to find your favourite combination! This recipe is our favourite!

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