Description
This roasted red pepper pesto is a lightened up version of my favorite spicy roasted red pepper pesto, but it’s made without cheese or cream.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup roasted red bell peppers
- 1 cup fresh basil leaves
- 1 large garlic clove, peeled
- 2/3 cup slivered almonds
- 1/3 cup olive oil
- 1/4 – 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes (optional)
- 1 teaspoon coarse salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
Instructions
- Add all ingredients to a food processor or blender. Blend until smooth.
- When serving with pasta, stir in the about 1/4 cup reserved pasta water when tossing the pesto and pasta together.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Category: Condiments
- Method: Blending
Nutrition
- Serving Size:
- Calories: 91
- Sugar: 0.7 g
- Sodium: 147.3 mg
- Fat: 7.7 g
- Saturated Fat: 0.9 g
- Carbohydrates: 4.8 g
- Fiber: 1.2 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg
