Macadamia Pesto Sauce
- Ready In:
- 5mins
- Ingredients:
- 6
- Serves:
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4
ingredients
- 1 cup firmly packed basil leaves
- 1⁄2 cup toasted macadamia nuts, chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, crushed
- 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
- 1⁄3 cup grated parmesan cheese
- 1⁄3 cup olive oil
directions
- Blend or process basil, macadamias, garlic, vinegar and cheese until well combined.
- With motor operating, gradually pour in oil to give a thick, smooth consistency.
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Reviews
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Tish, I have been making pesto for years, but this is way and above the best I have ever tasted. I loved the macademia nuts in place of pine nuts (actually, I was a little short of macademias and threw in some brazil nuts as well), and the balsamic vinegar added a tasty zing. We ate it over pasta. Store two weeks in the fridge?? Not much chance of that here - I doubled the recipe and it was all polished off within an hour of making it! Thanks for a great recipe.
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
TishT
Las Vegas, Nevada
I live in Las Vegas. I was lucky enough to run into Recipezaar around Nov. 2000 and got hooked quickly. I am a cookbook collector and have been collecting recipes for as long as I can remember. My DH had to build in shelves for all my cookbooks! I like to dabble with OAMC and for a few years hosted the Budget/OAMC forum with some great people over there. Even though I don't work in the forum any longer I've set up a lot of cookbooks for the purpose of OAMC and stretching food that might be helpful. Please feel free to check them out! I go on food jags and cooking jags! Please come say hi to me and chat on facebook. I currently host a blog for saving money through finding deals and coupons if you are interested. Most of the time I try to cook and have a good dinner on the table but I'll be honest enough to say there is still fast food occasionally in the budget! I have had such wonderful support here whenever I need it. Thank you all for being here! Just a quick note on how I rate recipes:
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