Pesto

A traditional Italian pasta sauce.

contributed by: mahul on 26/02/10

Ingredients

Ingredient quantities shown are for 10 tbsp

Preparation

Prep Time: 15 mins
Cook Time: 0 mins
  1. Place basil, garlic (about 3-4 cloves) in the food processor.
  2. Turn it on and gradually add the nuts.
  3. Once ground, add the cheese and the slowly pour in the oil.
  4. Add the salt and mix.
  5. Serve it with any form of pasta or use this as a topping on pizza instead of the tomato base or use pesto in a sandwich with grilled veggies!

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1 tbsp Pesto has 91.1 calories
Nutritional Analysis
Very High Fat, Low Carb

Nutrition Info

Based on a 2000 Calorie Daily Allowance

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For 1 tbsp

Calories

91.1

Calories from Fat

74.92

 

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 8.32g

18.92%

Saturated Fat 1.63g

7.41%

Mono Unsat. Fat 4.14g

Poly Unsat. Fat 1.91g

Cholesterol 4.4mg

1.47%

Sodium 170.86mg

7.12%

Total Carbohydrate 1.91g

0.7%

Dietary Fiber 0.37g

1.47%

Sugars 0.24g

 

Proteins 2.97g

2.38%

Vitamin A 0.68%

Vitamin C 0.06%

Calcium 6.66%

Iron 3.65%

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