Balsamic pesto
6 Servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | cups | Packed fresh basil leaves |
| ½ | cup | Fresh parmesan cheese; grated |
| 2 | Cloves garlic; crushed | |
| ½ | teaspoon | Salt |
| ¼ | teaspoon | Ground black pepper |
| 2 | tablespoons | Olive oil |
| ⅓ | cup | Soft bread crumbs |
| 2 | tablespoons | Balsamic vinegar |
Directions
Combine basil, cheese, garlic, salt, pepper, oil and bread crumbs in food processor. Pulse to combine. Add vinegar and process until smooth Per serving: 88 Calories; 5g Fat (53% calories from fat); 1g Protein; 9g Carbohydrate; 0mg Cholesterol; 257mg Sodium NOTES : This unusual pesto is adapted from "The Balsamic Vinegar Cookbook" by Meesha Halm. Mary Carroll is the author of the "No Cholesterol (No Kidding!) Cookbook" and she cut back the amount of oil by substituting bread crumbs as a thickener.
Recipe by: Mary Carroll - St. Louis Post Dispatch Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #892 by Lisa Minor <lisa@...> on Nov 8, 1997