
🇮🇹 Italian Vegetarian
Mushrooms Pesto
🇮🇹 Italian
Smooth and savoury: mushrooms whipped with oil and lemon into the ultimate sharing plate. Ready in 10 minutes including prep.
Prep 10 min Cook 0 min Serves 6 Easy
Ingredients
- Saltto taste
- Garlic2 cloves, grated
- Lemon1/2, juiced
- Fresh Basil60 g
- Olive Oil3 tbsp, good and fruity
- Parmesan Cheese50 g
- Dried Oregano1/2 tsp
- Mushrooms400 g, sliced
- Pine Nuts40 g
Instructions
- 1
Prepare the mushrooms — roast, boil or mash it depending on what it is, until completely soft.
- 2
Beat it smooth with the olive oil, adding it in a slow stream for a silky texture.
- 3
Season with the garlic, lemon juice, dried oregano and salt — taste as you go.
- 4
Swoosh onto a plate with a spoon-back of oil, a sprinkle of fresh basil, and serve with warm bread.
Chef's tip
For deeper flavour, toast the dried oregano in the oil before adding anything wet.
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