Pesto Recipes
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Pesto Pasta
A go to favorite for the team after a long hard day at work, and a great alternative to your traditional tomato and cream based pasta sauces.
Ingredients Needed: Pasta, Pesto, Cherry Tomatoes, Balsamic reduction (optional), Fresh Chopped Basil.
Step 1: Just cook whatever pasta you love (tip: grooves in the pasta hold more pesto).
Step 2: When its finished, keep a cup of the starchy water before your drain the pasta.
Step 3: Heat a pot on the stove on medium high. When hot, add a 200g container to the pot.
Step 4: Next add some of the starchy water you set aside earlier to turn the pesto into a creamy consistency.
Step 5: Mix in your pasta for coverage, top with some balsamic reduction and top with cherry tomatoes.
Enjoy!
Pesto Grilled Cheese
A home style favorite in the Rafferty household, and serves as a filling breakfast or brunch option.
Ingredients Needed: Bread, Pesto, Cheddar Cheese, Butter, Egg.
Step 1: Start heating a pan on medium heat, so you can cook a nice egg for the sandwich.
Step 2: Cut some thick slices of bread (we love a good homemade sourdough) and butter them, two slices per sandwich. Toast them in a toaster.
Step 3: Add some butter (or oil) and pan fry an egg, one per sandwich.
Step 4: When the toaster pops, spread some pesto onto both sides of the bread.
Step 5: Add some slices of cheddar to one side of the sandwich.
Step 6: When the egg is done, place onto the sandwich, and close both halves.
Wait a minute for the cheese to melt from the egg, its ready! Honestly, Its sooooo good, you won’t believe!
Caprese Sandwich
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Pesto and basil topped Pizza
You can also make home made pizzas with pesto instead of tomato sauce!
Ingredients Needed: Pesto and/or Tomato Sauce, Chopped Toppings like: Mushrooms, Peppers, Tomatoes, Shredded Cheese, Basil.
Other Things Needed: Pizza Stones, Barbecue/Pizza Oven/Regular Oven.
Step 1: Purchase or make your own pizza dough for your bases, Cobs Bread makes fresh pizza bases. Preheat your oven or barbecue and place in your pizza stones.
Step 2: Chop up your desired toppings
Step 3: Flour the surface of what you are building your pizza on (you could even use a cutting board…). Place pizza base onto the floured surface.
Step 4: Spread the base with pesto and/or tomato sauce.
Step 5: Add any toppings you like, then top with fresh shredded cheese.
Step 6: Place pizza onto the hot stone, and bake till cheese is melted and pizza is cooked. Make sure the pizza doesn’t burn on the bottom.
Step 7: Optionally top with halved cherry tomatoes, basil, and drizzle with some balsamic reduction to finish, Yum!
