Pesto - semi-dried tomato
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Recipe highlights Serves: 8
- Suitable to freeze
- Store covered in fridge (under 5°C)
- Dairy free
- Gluten free
- Egg free
- High energy
- Easy to swallow
- Low salt
- Vegetarian
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Ingredients
- 100 g semi-dried tomatoes
3 tablespoons olive oil
2 cloves garlic
1 tablespoon tomato paste
30 g macadamia or pine nuts
Cooking method
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Process all ingredients in a food processor until the desired texture is reached.
Notes: Pesto can be added to soups, stews, dressings and sandwiches to tantalise jaded tastebuds. If not using at once, store in the fridge for up to a week or freeze it in containers and defrost as needed.
Pesto is high in energy and should be used in moderation.
Nutritional facts
 | Average quantity per Serving | Average quantity per 100g |
| Weight (g) | 29.60g | 100.00g |
| Energy (kJ) | 523.86kJ | 1770.10kJ |
| Protein (g) | 2.20g | 7.44g |
| Total fat (g) | 10.14g | 34.26g |
| - Saturated fat (g) | 1.22g | 4.13g |
| - Polyunsaturated fat (g) | 2.40g | 8.11g |
| - Monounsaturated fat (g) | 5.91g | 19.95g |
| Cholesterol (mg) | 0.00mg | 0.00mg |
| Carbohydrate-available (g) | 5.24g | 17.70g |
| CarbohydrateSE (g) | 5.24g | 17.70g |
| - Sugars (g) | 4.70g | 15.87g |
| Water (g) | 7.52g | 25.41g |
| Dietary fibre (g) | 2.78g | 9.38g |
| Thiamin (mg) | 0.07mg | 0.22mg |
| Riboflavin (mg) | 0.06mg | 0.19mg |
| Niacin (mg) | 1.19mg | 4.03mg |
| Niacin equivalents (mg) | 1.46mg | 4.93mg |
| Vitamin C (mg) | 1.24mg | 4.19mg |
| Total folate (ug) | 14.14ug | 47.78ug |
| Total vitamin A equivalents (ug) | 66.76ug | 225.56ug |
| Retinol (ug) | 0.00ug | 0.00ug |
| Beta carotene equivalents (ug) | 400.70ug | 1353.95ug |
| Sodium (mg) | 26.99mg | 91.19mg |
| Potassium (mg) | 464.47mg | 1569.41mg |
| Magnesium (mg) | 29.37mg | 99.22mg |
| Calcium (mg) | 14.81mg | 50.05mg |
| Phosphorus (mg) | 64.94mg | 219.43mg |
| Iron (mg) | 0.96mg | 3.25mg |
| Zinc (mg) | 1.95mg | 6.58mg |
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Source: Lifetrack (1999), Eat! Enjoy! The Lifetrack cookbook, Melbourne.
This recipe was orginally published as:
Semi-dried tomato pesto
Recipe publication date on: 08/30/2001
Last reviewed on: 20/08/2014
