LEMON PESTO, a delightful sauce that is prepared very quickly

It is a preparation similar to basil pesto, sharing some ingredients like pine nuts, parmesan, and basil. To obtain the pesto, simply add the juice and zest of lemons, which give it its characteristic flavor. Once ready, you can use it to dress pasta or make delicious bruschetta.

But now let’s go to the kitchen, and I’ll show you how to quickly prepare LEMON PESTO

Difficulty: Very easy
Cost: Economical
Preparation time: 10 Minutes
Portions: 4
Cuisine: Italian
Seasonality: All seasons

278.92 Kcal

calories per serving

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Energy 278.92 (Kcal)
Carbohydrates 2.05 (g) of which sugars 0.46 (g)
Proteins 6.54 (g)
Fat 28.65 (g) of which saturated 5.75 (g)of which unsaturated 7.92 (g)
Fibers 0.62 (g)
Sodium 88.27 (mg)

Indicative values for a portion of 62 g processed in an automated way starting from the nutritional information available on the CREA^* and FoodData Central^** databases. It is not food and / or nutritional advice.

^* CREATES Food and Nutrition Research Center: https://www.crea.gov.it/alimenti-e-nutrizione https://www.alimentinutrizione.it ^** U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central, 2019. https://fdc.nal.usda.gov

Ingredients

LET’S SEE WHAT WE NEED TO PREPARE

2 lemons (untreated)
1.75 oz pine nuts
2 oz grated parmesan
1 clove garlic
8 leaves basil
5 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
1 pinch pepper (optional)

Tools

1 Food Processor
1 Kitchen Scale
Spatula

Steps

Let’s start preparing

Let’s start preparing the lemon pesto. Wash the lemons very well and dry them.
Cut the peel from the lemon, avoiding the white part as it is bitter
Squeeze the juice of both lemons and strain it to remove the seeds
Place the zest of the lemon in the food processor cup, add the juice, pine nuts, pepper, basil, and garlic clove.
Add the parmesan and pour in half the amount of extra virgin olive oil. Start blending, continue adding extra virgin olive oil gradually while blending until you get a smooth cream.
Here is our lemon pesto ready!!
And bon appétit!!