Tomato and chilli pesto

Portion size: for lots of people
Ready in 10 minutes
Difficulty: easy

This spicy tomato pesto recipe, alongside our Roast tomato and black olive pasta sauce, makes a brilliant gift for any pasta lover. Easy to whizz up if you’re stuck for ideas.

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Ingredients

260g jar semi-dried tomatoes in oil
1 red chilli, deseeded and roughly chopped
25g pine nuts
2 plump garlic cloves, crushed
Handful fresh flatleaf parsley leaves
125ml extra-virgin olive oil, plus extra for storing
20g Parmesan, finely grated

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Method

Put the tomatoes, chilli, pine nuts, garlic, parsley and oil into a food processor and blend to a paste. Season well and transfer to a bowl.
Stir in the Parmesan. Put into a sterilised jar or jars (see tip), then top with a film of olive oil.

Nutrition

466 kcals Calories
43.9g (4.8g saturated) Fat
2.6g Protein
0.7g (0.5g sugar) Carbs
0.1g Salt

Per 100g:

Quick wins & tips

Store in the fridge for up to 2 weeks. Once open, use within 2 days.

Cook smarter

To sterilise jars (plus the lids, if you’re using them), otherwise this recipe will go mouldy, wash jars thoroughly in warm, clean, soapy water, rinse and drain upside down on kitchen towel. Place on a baking tray in a preheated oven at 140°C/fan120°C/gas 1 for 15-20 minutes.