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Roasted Red Pepper and Beetroot Pesto

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Introduction

absolutely the psychedelic pink colour!

absolutely the psychedelic pink colour!

Ingredients

Serves: about 500 ml

Metric Cups
  • 1 red pepper
  • 200 grams beetroots (cooked)
  • 100 grams cashew nuts
  • 3 cloves garlic
  • 50 grams Parmesan cheese (or Pecorino, grated)
  • 15 millilitres lemon juice
  • 85 millilitres extra virgin olive oil
  • salt (to taste)
  • pepper (to taste)
  • 1 red bell pepper
  • 7 ounces beets (cooked)
  • 4 ounces cashew nuts
  • 3 cloves garlic
  • 2 ounces Parmesan cheese (or Pecorino, grated)
  • ½ fluid ounce lemon juice
  • 2⅞ fluid ounces extra virgin olive oil
  • salt (to taste)
  • pepper (to taste)

Method

Roasted Red Pepper and Beetroot Pesto is a community recipe submitted by passionfruit and has not been tested by Nigella.com so we are not able to answer questions regarding this recipe.

  • Grill the pepper until blackened.
  • Put the pepper into a dish and cover tightly for 15 minutes. Peel off the skin, cut and remove the pips.
  • Place all the ingredients in a food processor and blend till smooth.
  • Serve over 500g cooked tagliatelli or on bruschetta topped with fresh basil.
  • Grill the pepper until blackened.
  • Put the pepper into a dish and cover tightly for 15 minutes. Peel off the skin, cut and remove the pips.
  • Place all the ingredients in a food processor and blend till smooth.
  • Serve over 500g cooked tagliatelli or on bruschetta topped with fresh basil.
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