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Pesto and salmon verrines with goat cheese and grapefruit

By Charline , blog : A flavor capture
For the pesto with basil: It's simple, mix together the "solid" ingredients and then add olive oil to obtain the eq...
- 1st layer:
- 30g fresh goat cheese
- 30g crème fraîche (half fat)
- homemade basil pesto
- Chopped rocket salad and lamb's lettuce
- 2nd layer:
- Slices of peeled grapefruit
- 3rd layer:
- 30g fresh goat cheese
- 30g crème fraîche (half fat)
- 70g Tomme goat cheese, cut into small pieces
- thyme
- dash of olive oil
- 4th layer:
- 50 g of Scottish smoked salmon, sliced into thin strips, previously marinated in grapefruit juice
- 5th layer:
- 1 teaspoon basil pesto
- For the pesto:
- 2 bunches of basil (keep only the leaves)
- 4 tablespoons (60g) grated Parmesan cheese
- 50 g of roasted pine nuts
- 2 cloves of garlic, crushed
- 10 cl of olive oil
- salt, pepper (5 bay mix if you have)
Mediterranean Vegetable Pesto Ravioli

By stephanie.quadranti
Ravioli with Mediterranean Vegetables & Homemade Pesto Sauce
- - 500g Ravioli
- - Basil pot
- - Olive Oil
- - Grated Cheese
- - 3 Tomatoes
- - 400g Mushrooms
- - 2 Courgettes (optional)
- Optional Extras
- - Grated Cheese to serve
- - Salad to serve
Basil pesto

By Ryan wintle
roughly chop basil and put into a processor
- 20g basil
- 25g grated parmesan
- 50g pine nuts
- 4 tbsp. olive oil
Pesto Pasta

By LauraHindley123, Faceless Promotions
A lazy yet tasty meal for those days when cooking seems like so much effort
- pasta
- green pesto
- pepper
- onion salt
- garlic pepper
Mushroom and Lentil Lasagne

By pedro.smith1@hotmail.com
Heat oven to 200°c / 400°f / gas mark 6
- 2 tbsp oil
- 1 onion
- 2 garlic cloves
- 8oz/250g mushrooms
- 2 tbsp tomato puree
- 1 tbsp red pesto
- tin of chopped tomatoes
- 432g tin of green lentils
- 4oz/125g no-precooking-required lasagne sheets
- 2oz/50g cheese
- cheese sauce
Chicken and Pancetta Salad

By lpsatchell
The best salad ever (also the unhealthiest)
- 4 chicken breast
- 1/2 a butternut squash
- 4 or 5 sweet potatoes
- 2 pack of pancetta
- 1 pack of mixed salad leaves
- 1 bunch of asparagus
- 1 punnet of mushrooms
- 1/2 jar sundried tomatoes
- 1/4 jar of green pesto
Pesto Stuffed Tomatoes

By Jennchar1820
Cut cherry tomatoes in half and scoop out the seeds
- 1 x punnet of cherry tomatoes
- 3 x tablespoons of pesto
- 1 x tablespoon of creme fraiche
- Grated Parmesan
- Basil leaves to serve
Puff pastry tomato tart with rocket pesto

By Tomates et Concombres de France
Preheat the oven to 210 ° C
- 1 puff pastry
- 6 red tomatoes
- 50g rocket + 1 handful for decoration
- 1 tablespoons pine nuts
- 10cl olive oil
- 1 clove of garlic
- 50g parmesan
- Salt and freshly ground pepper
Kale pesto

By smuz90
Blanch the kale in boiling water for about 5 minutes
- 1 bunch of curly kale
- 1/2 cup of mixed nuts
- 1 clove garlic
- 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- salt
Pesto tomato and mozzarella sandwich

By charusri13, I'm a Foodie
In a pan roast red pepper slices til they are a bit charred
- 1/4 cup Basil pesto
- 1/4 cup red pepper(cut into long strips)
- 1/4 cup chopped tomatoes
- 1/4 cup mozzarella
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
- 4 slices of bread
- Salt to taste
- Butter for toasting
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Sweet Red Peppers with Feta and...
- 2 long sweet red peppers (they are sometimes called ‘pointed’)
- 4 generous tsp pesto
- 8-10 cherry or mini plum tomatoes
- 100 g feta cheese
- Extra virgin olive oil
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Salmon en croute with pesto and...
- 2 salmon steaks
- 8 tbsp pesto
- 8 tbsp almond purée
- coarse salt
- Mixted seeds (pumpkin seeds, pine nuts, sunflower seeds ...)
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Mad's Pesto
- 3 Bunches of Basil (stalks removed)(a bunch is about a 100g)
- 1 Bunch of Parsley (stalks removed)
- 1 lt Olive Oil
- 500g Pine Nuts
- 200g Grated Parmesan
- 1 Clove of Garlic
- Salt and Pepper
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Pesto, mozzarella & salami...
- 3 slices of Salami, 2 tablespoons pesto, half a ball Mozzarella, handful of rocket, tortillas
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Veggie Bake
- 8oz/250g pasta
- 2 tbsp oil
- 1 onion
- 2 garlic cloves
- 1 red pepper
- 8oz/250g creamed tomatoes
- tin of chopped tomatoes
- 1 tbsp red pesto
- 4oz/125g broccoli florets
- 1 aubergine
- 1 courgette
- 5oz/150g mozzarella cheese grated
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Dandelion pesto
- 2 big handfuls of dandelion greens
- 2 handfuls of fresh basil leaves
- 1 handful of spinach (optional)
- The petals from 5 dandelion flowers
- 1 large clove of garlic
- 1/2 tsp sea salt
- 1 handful of pine nuts
- 1 handful of hemp, sunflower seeds or macadamia nuts
- Enough extra virgin olive oil to bind the sauce together, around 4-6 tbsp
- Juice of half a lemon
- 1 tbsp nutritional yeast flakes (optional)
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Roast mushroom with pesto
- 8 portabello
- 8 tbsp. fresh pesto
- toasted bread roll
- side salad
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The Best Pesto
- 110g/4oz Fresh Basil Leaves
- 25g/2oz Pine Nuts
- 40g/1.5oz Fresh Parmesan Cheese (finely grated, but not too fine)
- 1 Garlic Clove (peled and crushed)
- 170-225ml/6-8fl oz Olive Oil
- Instead of basil can use : 50g/2oz Wild Garlic Leaves or the same of Rocket
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Pesto Chicken a la Mallow
- 2 chicken breasts
- green pesto
- savoury rice
- onion salt
- pepper
- garlic powder
- broccoli
- sweetcorn
- herbs
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Pasta with Pesto, Roast Chicken...
- A large handful of fresh basil leaves (about 3 full stems or about 30 leaves)
- A large handful of fresh mint leaves (about 3 full stems or about 50 leaves)
- A large handful of fresh parsley leaves (the more the merrier)
- A small clump of chives (about 10 leaves)
- 2 tablespoons cashew nuts
- 1 tablespoon pine nut kernels
- 1 large slug of olive oil
- Ground black pepper
- 1 match-box sized piece of hard cheese (traditionally parmesan, but we used cheddar!)
- 10-15 cherry tomatoes
- 2 roasted chicken breasts (cold, with or without skin)
- Garofalo Dischi Volante pasta 260g (we allow 100g per adult and 60g for Lara)
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