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Zucchini Pesto
🇮🇹 Italian Vegetarian

Zucchini Pesto

🇮🇹 Italian

Smooth and savoury: zucchini whipped with oil and lemon into the ultimate sharing plate. 10 minutes of mostly hands-off cooking.

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
  • Zucchini3, sliced
  • Pine Nuts40 g

Instructions

  1. 1

    Prepare the zucchini — roast, boil or mash it depending on what it is, until completely soft.

  2. 2

    Beat it smooth with the olive oil, adding it in a slow stream for a silky texture.

  3. 3

    Season with the garlic, lemon juice, dried oregano and salt — taste as you go.

  4. 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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Watch how it's made

Video: How to Make Zucchini Pesto - The Most Amazing Zucchini Pasta · on YouTube