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Red pesto

Name: Red pesto (homemade pesto rosso)
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 6 persons
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: ¾ jar sundried tomatoes in oil; 3 garlic cloves; Small handful of pine nuts; 2 tablespoons finely grated grana padano; A small handful of fresh basil; Pepper & salt

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It is super easy to make your own delicious red pesto! Try this creamy, flavorful red pesto made of sundried tomatoes, pine nuts, cheese and more.

Nutrition balance score

Great

8.2/10

Glycemic Index

Glycemic Load

33.07 (Low)

6.77 (Low)

Nutrition per serving

Kcal

129.89 kcal

Carbohydrates
Of which sugars

20.48 g
13.43 g

Total fat
Of which saturated fats

4.09 g
1.08 g

Proteins

7.14 g

Fiber

4.92 g

Sodium

300.55 mg

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Made by Véronique

Published at 2021-07-12, this recipe is for 6 persons and takes 15 minutes.

Founder of Ohmydish (since 2014), she prefers to spend all day in the kitchen. Once working in the hospitality industry as an independent chef, she loves helping you gain confidence in the kitchen. With her easy-to-follow recipes, handy tips, and cooking knowledge, you'll make the most delicious dishes yourself! The recipes are accessible to everyone, from beginners to advanced home cooks.

Updated at: 2025-10-08

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Preparation time

5 minutes

Time cooking

10 minutes

Total time

15 minutes

Preparation – 5 minutes

Roast the pine nuts in a skillet until they are nice and golden brown. Pay attention, because they only need a few minutes until they are ready – they are prone to burn quickly. Peel the garlic cloves.

Finish the red pesto – 10 minutes

Add approximately ¾ of the sundried tomatoes in a food processor with a little bit of its oil. Now add some fresh basil, garlic, grated cheese, and roasted pine nuts.

Puree everything until the pesto becomes a nice, smooth consistency. Add some more oil from the jar if you want to make it extra creamy. You could use some olive oil, but that would be a waste of the oil from the sundried tomatoes, which packs a lot of flavours.

Season the red pesto with some salt and pepper. Enjoy!

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Nutritional values

Per 1 serving / piece:

Pay attention! These indicated nutritional values are based on standard tables and are therefore an estimated total. No rights can be derived from the data in the nutritional value table.

General

Kcal

129.89 kcal

Carbohydrates
Of which sugars

20.48 g
13.43 g

Total fat
Of which saturated fats

4.09 g
1.08 g

Proteins

7.14 g

Fiber

4.92 g

Sodium

300.55 mg

Show vitamines & minerals

Minerals

Iron

3.49 mg

Calcium

96.78 mg

Magnesium

72.94 mg

Potassium

72.94 mg

Phosphorus

53.56 mg

Copper

0.58 mg

Zinc

1.13 mg

Iodine

0.37 µg

Selenium

1.03 µg

Vitamins

Vitamine C

16.40 mg

Vitamine D

0.00 mg

Vitamine A

13.96 mg

Vitamine B1

0.13 mg

Vitamine B2

0.13 mg

Vitamine B6

1.10 mg

Vitamine B12

0.05 µg

Folic acid

7.58 µg

Vitamine E

1.29 mg

Vitamine K

29.43 µg

Vitamine K1

0.00 µg

Handy! Scroll this table horizontally to see all nutritional values per ingredient

Amount		Ingredient	Allergens	Kcal	Carbs	Carbs of which sugars	Fat	Fat of which saturated	Protein	Fibers	Sodium	Iron	Calcium	Magnesium	Potassium	Phosphorus	Copper	Zinc	Iodine	Selenium	Vitamin C	Vitamin D	Vitamin A	Vitamin B1	Vitamin B2	Vitamin B6	Vitamin B12	Vitamin B11	Vitamin E	Vitamin K	Vitamin K1
0.13	jar	sundried tomatoes in oil		90.30	18.80 g	13.37 g	1.37 g	0.18 g	4.94 g	4.44 g	24.15 mg	3.19 mg	48.65 mg	63.00 mg	890.05 mg	0.27 mg	0.53 mg	0.77 mg	-	0.35 µg	15.05 mg	-	0.63 mg	0.11 mg	0.11 mg	1.09 mg	-	4.90 µg	1.23 mg	27.44 µg	-
0.5	clove	garlic		2.10	0.42 g	0.01 g	-	-	0.09 g	0.03 g	0.06 mg	0.02 mg	2.55 mg	0.30 mg	9.00 mg	1.95 mg	-	0.02 mg	0.02 µg	-	0.21 mg	-	-	-	-	0.01 mg	-	0.06 µg	-	-	-
0.17	small handful	of pine nuts	peanut, nuts, sesame seeds	21.17	0.45 g	-	1.75 g	0.25 g	0.90 g	0.12 g	0.17 mg	0.17 mg	0.83 mg	7.67 mg	20.00 mg	16.67 mg	0.04 mg	0.20 mg	-	-	-	-	-	0.02 mg	0.01 mg	-	-	1.90 µg	-	-	-
0.33	tablespoon	finely grated grana padano	milk, egg	13.00	0.02 g	-	0.93 g	0.63 g	1.07 g	-	50.00 mg	0.02 mg	40.00 mg	1.00 mg	5.00 mg	33.33 mg	-	0.13 mg	-	0.67 µg	-	-	13.33 mg	-	0.01 mg	-	0.05 µg	0.60 µg	0.02 mg	0.08 µg	-
0.17	a small handful	of fresh basil		0.39	0.04 g	0.04 g	0.01 g	-	0.03 g	0.03 g	0.08 mg	0.05 mg	2.08 mg	0.08 mg	2.50 mg	0.33 mg	-	0.01 mg	-	-	0.25 mg	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
		pepper & salt		2.93	0.76 g	0.01 g	0.04 g	0.02 g	0.12 g	0.30 g	226.09 mg	0.06 mg	2.67 mg	0.89 mg	7.39 mg	1.01 mg	0.01 mg	0.01 mg	0.34 µg	0.01 µg	0.89 mg	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.12 µg	0.05 mg	1.91 µg	-
				129.89	20.48 g	13.43 g	4.09 g	1.08 g	7.14 g	4.92 g	300.55 mg	3.49 mg	96.78 mg	72.94 mg	933.94 mg	53.56 mg	0.58 mg	1.13 mg	0.37 µg	1.03 µg	16.40 mg	-	13.96 mg	0.13 mg	0.13 mg	1.10 mg	0.05 µg	7.58 µg	1.29 mg	29.43 µg	-