Green Olive Pesto is a simple recipe with only 5 ingredients. However, they create an amazingly flavoured pesto to serve on slices of toasted Italian or other peasant bread. Green Olive Pesto is also a very easy method to introduce flavour to a plain pasta dish. Just cook the spaghetti as normal whilst preparing the pesto. Add the pesto to the spaghetti once drained and toss to cover. Serve with grated parmesan for a fast tasty beautiful looking main dish. The Pine Nuts are blitzed to a fine powder that is absorbed into the pesto and helps create an almost creamy texture.

Green Olive Pesto

A truly simple recipe that every hook cook should have in the repertoire. It is smooth creamy and full of flavour.

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Course: Sauce, Side Dish

Cuisine: Italian

Keyword: Sauce

Prep Time: 10

Total Time: 40

Servings: servings

Calories: 258kcal

Ingredients

3/4 cup pitted green olives
1/4 cup onion chopped
2 Tbs pine nuts
1 clove garlic chopped
1/4 cup Extra Virgin olive oil

Instructions

In a food processor container, combine olives, onion, pine nuts, and garlic; whirl mixture until finely chopped, about 1 minute.
With the motor running, slowly add olive oil to form a thick, smooth paste.
Allow to stand about 30 mintes to blend flavors. Serve on slices of toasted Italian or other peasant bread.

Notes

Serve on slices of toasted Italian or other peasant bread.

Nutrition

Green Olive Pesto