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Sun Dried Tomato Pesto

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Sun Dried Tomato Pesto | LeMoine Family Kitchen ... Perfect to serve with crostini, tossed with pasta or on top of grilled chicken.

 

With just 5 ingredients and incredible flavor, you are going to want to make a huge batch of this Sun Dried Tomato Pesto. I love taking simple and bright flavors to make something so versatile like this pesto. I served it this past weekend at our boys birthday bbq and there were a lot of “mmmmm” noises happening! I served the pesto with a simple crostini but it is amazing tossed with pasta and on top of grilled chicken.

Sun dried tomatoes, olive oil, garlic, parsley, basil and a little salt and pepper are placed into a food processor and thats it, it doesn’t get any easier. Tonight I used the leftover Sun Dried Tomato Pesto and tossed it with linguini, diced grilled chicken {also leftover from the bbq} and threw in some fresh basil… it was just perfect and a great quick weeknight meal.

Sun Dried Tomato Pesto | LeMoine Family Kitchen ... Perfect to serve with crostini, tossed with pasta or on top of grilled chicken.

You can use this same method with some many fresh ingredients. Kale pesto, spinach pesto, the possibilities are just endless. This is a great way to use things you have on hand. Some other favorites of mine are olive pesto and artichoke pesto.

Sun Dried Tomato Pesto
Author: Angela LeMoine
Ingredients
  • 9 oz pkg sun dried tomatoes {dry packed}
  • 3/4 cup olive oil {if you use oil packed tomatoes, use the oil in the jar first}
  • 4 garlic cloves
  • handful of fresh basil
  • handful of fresh parsley
  • salt & pepper to taste
  • 1 french baguette, sliced
Instructions
  1. Preheat an oven to 375.
  2. Place the sliced baguette in a single layer on a lined baking sheet. Brush with a little olive oil and bake until golden, about 8-12 minutes.
  3. Add the dun dried tomatoes, olive oil, parsley, basil and garlic to a food processor and mix until finely chopped. Season with salt & pepper to taste.
  4. If you aren’t using it right away, add the pesto to a jar and top with additional oil to cover the pesto. Cover and refrigerate.

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  3. Yum! I love sun-dried tomatoes and this recipe sounds amazing!

    By the way, I’d love to have you share some posts at my new blog hop—The Weekend Blog Hop at My Flagstaff Home (www.myflagstaffhome.com). It begins on Thursday evening and lasts through the weekend, if you’re interested.

    Jennifer

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  9. I love sun dried tomato pesto…it’s so pretty and festive looking, not to mention delicious! Pinning!

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  10. Yum. I love sundried tomatoes. I often make a spread with them and some basil blended together in the food processor that’s pretty similar to this. It’s so good on bread, as a pizza sauce, sandwich spread, and I even eat it on it’s own.

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