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Peanut basil pesto

PEANUT BASIL PESTO DIP / SAUCE

peanut Basil pesto

INGREDIENTS

  • Basil leaves – 3 cup
  • Roasted and skinless Peanut – 5 tbsp
  • Pepper pwdr -1 tsp
  • Parmesan cheese or any cheese  – 2  tbsp
  • Salt to taste [ be careful as we are adding cheese ]
  • Garlic – 3
  • Lemon juice – 1 tsp
  • Olive oil – 5 to 8 tbsp

PREPARATION

Clean, wash ,rinse and pat dry the basil leaves. [use the tiny stems not the big stems]

pesto pasta

METHOD

Take all the ingredients in a food processor and blend it to a coarse mixture .

**** We don’t have to grind it we have too blend it [ finely minced ] . If using mixer to grind then just pulse beat it.

Check salt and pepper and adjust if required .

Store it in an airtight container.

Pesto turns black when exposed to air for a longer duration due to oxidation. This can be prevented by pouring a thin layer of olive oil on top of the pesto and by storing it in an airtight container.

VARIATION

  1. You can substitute peanut with pinenuts or cashew or walnut or almonds lightly roasted or skinless roasted peanuts.
  2. Instead of basil we can use coriander / mint / broccoli / blanched spinach puree.

BASIL PINENUT PESTO – Basil pesto sauce

PEANUT BASIL PESTO DIP / SAUCE

NOTES

  1. Instead of parmesan we can use other cheese . I used processed cheese only 1 cube .
  2. Original pestos are made with pinenuts  – pinenuts are very costly .4000  – 5000 rs kg
  3. Store it in fridge – remains good for more than 3 weeks if olive oil is added generously.
  4. This sauce can be used for making pasta / spaghetti / pizza / salads / for nachos / sandwich / marinate chicken / for garlic bread
  5. Mix it with mayo and use it as a spread .
  6. The origin of this sauce is from Italy where it is grounded in mortar pestle
  7. Don’t use the thick stems of the basil use tender ones.
  8. Adjust ingredients as per taste.
  9. Adding too much cheese will make it sour.
  10. Reduce cheese and add it when required .
  11. Cheese can also be avoided .
  12. For me , pesto is like a green Indian chutney .[taste was different because of the ingredients]

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