EGGPLANT AND WALNUT PESTO is a tasty and versatile dressing.
This variant of the classic Genovese pesto is perfect for dressing pasta, spreading on croutons, or accompanying grilled vegetables.
The eggplants are cooked together with cherry tomatoes to obtain an intense flavor and then combined with walnuts and the rest of the ingredients.
The result is a creamy and delicious sauce.
This pesto is a fantastic option for vegetarians and can easily be adapted for vegans by replacing the Parmesan with vegan cheese or omitting it altogether.
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- Difficulty: Easy
- Cost: Medium
- Preparation time: 10 Minutes
- Portions: 6
- Cooking methods: Other
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: All seasons
Ingredients
- 2 eggplants
- 150 g cherry tomatoes
- 80 g grated Parmesan
- 100 g walnuts
- 10 leaves basil
- to taste extra virgin olive oil
- to taste oregano
- to taste salt
Tools
To prepare this sauce, I used the Thermomix, but a wok and an immersion blender are enough to achieve the same result
- Immersion blenders
- Wok
- Knife
- Cutting board
Steps
Let’s start by washing the cherry tomatoes well under running water, and with the help of a knife and a cutting board we cut them into quarters and place them in the Thermomix bowl where we have already added a generous splash of extra virgin olive oil.
Wash the eggplants well, peel them, cut them into cubes, and add them to the cherry tomatoes.
Close the Thermomix bowl with the lid and cook for 20 minutes at 100 degrees at speed 1.
Let it cool for about 15 minutes, then add the fresh basil, grated Parmesan, mixed walnuts, salt, oregano, and blend for 15 seconds at speed 8.
If necessary, add extra virgin olive oil.
If you cooked the tomatoes with the eggplants in the wok, use an immersion blender.
Our eggplant and walnut pesto is ready.
Storage and Tips …
Store in the fridge in a glass jar with a hermetic lid strictly covered with extra virgin olive oil or freeze using the appropriate containers with a lid.
Consume within 2/3 days
You can substitute Parmesan with pecorino
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