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Sun-Dried Tomato Pesto

June 4, 2015 by Mahy, Updated November 3, 2019 Leave a Comment

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5 Minutes is all you need to make this homemade Sun-Dried Tomato Pesto in your food processor. Perfect with pasta or in a pasta salad, as a topping for chicken or served as a creamy pesto dip!

Sun Dried Tomato Pesto in a glass jar with some lemon, sun-dried tomatoes and basil leaves on the side

This Sun-Dried Tomato Pesto recipe is an absolutely addictive one that you can use on so many different dishes. It’s perfect on its own tossed with pasta or served as a pasta salad, slathered on grilled chicken, fish and meat, as a spread on sandwiches and burgers and much more. The flavor of sun-dried tomatoes is enhanced by the addition of herbs, scallions, lemon and garlic, then processed until with walnuts and olive oil. 5 minutes and a food processor is all you need!

Why this Sun-Dried Tomato Pesto Recipe works:

I am an absolute fan of pestos in general, and this Sun-Dried Tomato Pesto in particular. It’s an obsession almost, and it’s one I can’t hide.

You will love this recipe for Sun-Dried Tomatoes Pesto because it comes together in 5 minutes and you can throw in many different ingredients and end up with endless varieties of pestos. And what do I do with all those homemade pestos you may ask?

side view of a half-full jar of Sun Dried Tomato Pesto with some ingredients on the side

How to use homemade pestos for cooking:

Well, on a rushed day, I’ll boil some spaghetti, toss it with a type of pesto and have a fabulous dish ready in 10 minutes! This sun-dried tomato pesto goes especially well with chicken! If you have no time to marinate chicken, beef or fish—I’ll cook or grill them and then smear a thin layer of pesto on top for a fabulous boost of flavor!

Another favourite is a smear of Sun-Dried Tomato Pesto on my sandwiches and burgers. I also love to flavor or make my salad dressings with homemade pestos—by simply taking a teaspoon of pesto and diluting it with a type of vinegar, a little more olive oil and sometimes mustard and, or, mayo.

For a quick snack, you can make a creamy pesto dip out of pesto by adding a 1:2 ratio of pesto to cream cheese (or sour cream or a combo of both).

overhead shot of Sun-Dried Tomato Pesto in a glass jar on a white tabletop with some pesto ingredients on the side

The beauty of homemade pesto is that you can store it in the fridge for up to 1 month. Then if you’re ever rushed on time, the first thing you’ll reach for will be your pesto jar with Creamy Sun-Dried Tomato Pesto! The perfect condiment to turn any simple dinner into a Mediterranean meal!

How to make Sun-Dried Tomato Pesto: 

The recipe for this creamy homemade pesto is SIMPLE! Add all the ingredients apart from olive oil and lemon juice to your food processor and pulse until a coarse paste forms.

Add the olive oil and lemon juice and process until smooth.

overhead shot of Sun-Dried Tomato Pesto in a glass jar on a white tabletop with some pesto ingredients on the side

I love making this Sun-Dried Tomato Pesto and I know you’ll love it as well! I think it’s the tomato garlic basil Parmesan combination that is so familiar and brings a level of comfort to our food, then comes the walnut, scallions, and lemon to spike the flavors and make it a little more intriguing.

Get your food processor out and enjoy the world of pesto sauces! 🙂

Tips for success: 

  • Feel free to try this homemade pesto recipe with kalamata olives, oregano, and a few capers.
  • You can store your Sun-Dried Tomato pesto in the fridge for up to a month.
  • Another fabulous recipe I love using this creamy Italian pesto for is in my pesto stuffed shrimps recipe!
Sun-Dried Tomato Pesto in a glass jar
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Sun Dried Tomato Pesto

5 Minutes is all you need to make this homemade Sun-Dried Tomato Pesto in your food processor. Perfect with pasta or in a pasta salad, as a topping for chicken or served as a creamy pesto dip! 

Course Appetizer, condiment, dip
Cuisine Italian
Keyword food processor pesto, homemade red pesto, pesto with sun-dried tomatoes
Prep Time 5 minutes
Total Time 5 minutes
Servings 1 cup
Calories 736 kcal
Author Mahy

Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup large sun-dried tomato chopped (packed in oil)
  • 1/2 cup basil leaves torn into small pieces
  • 2 Tbsp fresh parsley coarsely chopped
  • 1 clove garlic peeled
  • 1 small scallion ( or greens only from a large one)
  • 1 pinch crushed red pepper flakes (optional)
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
  • 2 tablespoons walnuts chopped
  • 2 tablespoons freshly grated Parmesan cheese
  • 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil ( or 2 Tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil and 2 Tablespoons of the sun dried tomato preserving oil)
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice

Instructions

  1. In a food processor, add sun-dried tomato, garlic, scallions, basil, parsley, walnuts, seasonings, Parmesan and pulse until mixture forms into a coarse paste.
  2. Add the olive oil and lemon juice and process until it forms a pesto as chunky or smooth as you prefer the texture to be.
  3. Store the pesto in the fridge for up to 1 month.

Recipe Notes

  • Feel free to try this homemade pesto recipe with kalamata olives, oregano, and a few capers.
  • You can store your Sun-Dried Tomato pesto in the fridge for up to a month.
  • Another fabulous recipe I love using this creamy Italian pesto for is in my pesto stuffed shrimps recipe!
Nutrition Facts
Sun Dried Tomato Pesto
Amount Per Serving (1 cup)
Calories 736 Calories from Fat 630
% Daily Value*
Fat 70g108%
Saturated Fat 10g63%
Cholesterol 6mg2%
Sodium 818mg36%
Potassium 1108mg32%
Carbohydrates 22g7%
Fiber 5g21%
Sugar 11g12%
Protein 11g22%
Vitamin A 1710IU34%
Vitamin C 32mg39%
Calcium 200mg20%
Iron 4.2mg23%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

 

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