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Garden herb pesto
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Garden herb pesto

5 ingredients 10 min Serves 6 - 8 openrecipes
Garden herb pesto

Enjoy homemade garden pesto in the depth of winter with this fragrant, freezable recipe

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

528
Calories
22g
Protein
28g
Fat
49g
Carbs

Counts 7 of 8 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 7 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Pasta 1 cup cooked (140g) 220
Pine Nut 1 oz (28g) 191
Parmesan Cheese 1 oz (28g) 110
Dill 5 sprigs fresh (1g) / 1 tsp dried 4
Basil 5 leaves fresh (2.5g) 1
Parsley 1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g) 1
Chive 1 tbsp (3g) 1
Peppermint not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 100g mixed soft herbs - choose between basil, flat-leaf or parsley, mint, chives, dill - whatever you have in your garden or fridge, plus extra to serve
  • 300ml full-fat crème fraîche
  • 100g Parmesan , grated, plus extra to serve
  • 100g pine nuts , toasted, plus extra to serve
  • 50g spaghetti , linguine or other pasta per person

Directions

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By bbcgoodfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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