Hey everyone, it’s Louise, welcome to our recipe site. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, chargrilled red pepper pesto. It is one of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.
This chargrilled red pepper pesto is simple to make and is a flavor sensation! Mix it through pasta as a sauce, have it as a vegan pesto dip, put it on. Making your own pesto takes just three easy steps.
Chargrilled red pepper pesto is one of the most popular of current trending meals in the world. It is appreciated by millions daily. It is easy, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. They are fine and they look wonderful. Chargrilled red pepper pesto is something which I have loved my whole life.
To begin with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook chargrilled red pepper pesto using 7 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Chargrilled red pepper pesto:
- Get 2 red peppers (cubanelle)
- Make ready 30 g pine nuts
- Prepare 2 garlic gloves
- Take Sprig basil
- Prepare 30 ml olive oil plus some to brush peppers
- Make ready Smoked sea salt
- Take Black pepper
They also have a smoky flavour to them thanks to the chargrilling process. Drain and reserve some of the pasta water, then stir the pasta through the pesto. Scrape the the pesto in a serving bowl and stir, adding the remaining olive oil a little at a time. You may not need all of the olive oil depending on your tomatoes.
Steps to make Chargrilled red pepper pesto:
- Brush peppers with olive oil
- Place them on pre heated bbq on low - medium and cook them until soft for about 15 - 20 min
- Toast the pinenuts and garlic on a tray on bbq on low heat until they change colour in to golden. About 5 min
- All the ingridients place on chopping board. Sprinkle with sea salt and pepper and chop it up roughly. Blend it all up with adding olive oil.
- This can be added to pasta dishes and can be kept in the fridge for up to 2 weeks. I used pesto to flavour chicken fillets that I cooked on bbq. It gave them nice flavour but mostly it help them to stay moist.
This roasted red pepper pesto is a great variation to regular basil pesto. Which could explain why you didn't like something when you were young but absolutely LOVE it now. This recipe for red pepper pesto is super versatile and so easy. I made my red pepper version extra bold and spicy, which is just the way I like it. Today I paired it with roasted cauliflower, which makes a great snack or appetizer, and I see a kale, white bean and red pepper pesto wrap in my future.
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