Sun Dried Tomato Pesto

Sun Dried Tomato Pesto
May 24, 2023 at 04:30PM

This delicious sun dried tomato pesto is the perfect topping for pasta, pizza, sandwiches or even served as a dip! It comes together quickly and is ready in under 10 minutes! Pesto season is upon us! As our basil explodes in our garden I turn into a pesto making machine, stocking up for the summer, fall and winter months. But sometimes I get a little bored of my basic pesto recipe and want to change it up. Enter: Sun dried tomato pesto! It’s a delicious variation on traditional pesto using sun dried tomatoes. It will quickly become a favorite around your house – just like it is around mine! What is Pesto Rosso? Pesto Rosso translated directly to “Red Pesto” and it gets its name from the red coloring the sun dried tomatoes add to pesto. It originated from Sicily in Southern Italy. Whereas basil Pesto is a traditional pesto made from basil leaves, Pesto Rosso aka Sun Dried Tomato Pesto is a variation where you add sun dried tomato to your traditional pesto for added flavor. Rather than a 1:1 swap of basil for sun dried tomatoes, you actually use both (though slightly less basil) and the taste is […]

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