Red pesto is very easy and fast to make at home for a quick pasta sauce. You can spice it up with Spanish pepper (just a little), if desired. You can substitute lime juice for the lemon juice, if desired.
Ingredients
- ½ cups fresh basil leaves: 1 piece
- sun-dried tomatoes: 1 cup (to taste)
- Parmesan cheese: 1 cup (grated)
- olive oil: 0.66667 cup
- pine nuts: 0.5 cup
- clove garlic: 1 piece (minced)
- lemon: 0.5 piece (juiced)
- salt and ground black pepper: (to taste)
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Stages of cooking
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Blend basil leaves, sun-dried tomatoes, Parmesan cheese, olive oil, pine nuts, and garlic together in a blender until a smooth paste forms. Stir in lemon juice; season with salt and black pepper.
