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Sun Dried Tomato Pesto
This sun-dried tomato pesto offers a flavorful spin on traditional pesto with sun-dried tomatoes, cashews, basil and seasonings. It's amazing as a dip, spread or as sauce on pasta and pizza.
- Prep time
- 15 min
- Cook time
- 11 min
- Yield
- 6 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 1 8.5 oz jar of sun-dried tomatoes packed in oil
- 1/2 cup tomato sauce
- 1/4 cup raw cashews
- 1/4 cup fresh grated Parmigiano-Reggiano (parmesan works too*)
- 1/2 cup fresh basil
- 2 teaspoons balsamic vinegar
- 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
- 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
- 2 cloves garlic
- additional 1/4 cup olive oil (optional)
Instructions
- 1
Add all ingredients (including oil from the sun-dried tomatoes) into a food processor and process until combined.
- 2
If you're using this as a dip, spread or marinade you don't need to add the additional oil. To use as a sauce for pasta, you might find that thinning the pesto with the additional oil is helpful.