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Greek Style Roasted Red Pepper Pesto

[heart_this] · Jan 17, 2011 · 13 Comments

Greek Style Roasted Red Pepper Pesto

One of the things that I really like about pestos is that they are fun and easy to play around with. Despite the fact that they do not have all that many ingredients in them, changing just one or two can completely change the flavour profile of the pesto. The other day when I was going through my freezer I came across a cache of roasted red peppers that I had frozen back in the fall and I remembered an experiment that I had wanted to try with a roasted red pepper pesto . I don’t tend to use fresh oregano all that often and I had been thinking about new ways to use it when the idea of replacing the basil in a roasted red pepper pesto with some would be particularly nice. Oregano definitely reminds me of Greek cuisine and that got me thinking about other Greek flavours when I thought that some salty feta might help balance out the sweetness of the roasted red peppers and balsamic vinegar. I have to say that I quite enjoyed this use of the fresh oregano in the roasted red pepper pesto! You can use this pesto as a sauce for a pasta or as a condiment and it works rather well as a spread in sandwiches.

Greek Style Roasted Red Pepper Pesto

Greek Style Roasted Red Pepper Pesto

Prep Time: 10 minutes Total Time: 10 minutes Servings: 1
ingredients
  • 2 large roasted red peppers
  • 1 tablespoons fresh oregano (optional)
  • 2 cloves garlic (chopped)
  • 2 tablespoons pine nuts (toasted)
  • 2 tablespoons feta (crumbled)
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 2 teaspoons balsamic vinegar
  • salt and pepper to taste
directions
  1. Place everything into a food processor and puree.
Use in:
Roasted Red Pepper Pesto Pasta with Kalamata Olives and Feta

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Greek Roasted Red Pepper Pesto Pasta with Feta and Kalamata Olives

Condiment, Food, Gluten-free, Greek, Italian, Low-carb, Pesto, Recipe

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Comments

  1. Catherine says

    January 19, 2011 at 3:49 am

    Sounds like imagination goes a long way! I am sure that this would be quite delicious.

    Reply
  2. Anonymous says

    January 19, 2011 at 4:41 am

    Fabulous pesto recipe!
    🙂 Mandy

    Reply
  3. Marina says

    January 19, 2011 at 8:28 am

    Wow! I like it, I'm printing everything and I'll try soon!

    Reply
  4. Jeanette says

    January 19, 2011 at 1:23 pm

    Yum, this sounds amazing!

    Reply
  5. bellini valli says

    January 19, 2011 at 3:00 pm

    This is definitely a winner Kevin!!!!

    Reply
  6. Cristina says

    January 20, 2011 at 7:37 pm

    There's classic flavors of Greece in this pesto. I like how you've used the red peppers. With pine nuts, garlic and feta…you can't go wrong. I'd like to give this a try on pasta with some juicy roasted chicken.

    Reply
  7. Kat says

    January 21, 2011 at 11:27 pm

    I love roasted red peppers. This would taste great with so many foods.

    Reply
  8. Chris says

    January 21, 2011 at 11:47 pm

    The flavors are swimming through my mind, I can almost taste this.

    Reply
  9. Anonymous says

    January 24, 2011 at 3:48 pm

    Can I substitute dried oregano?

    Reply
  10. Kevin says

    January 27, 2011 at 1:19 pm

    Anonymous: This recipe focuses on the fresh oregano so I would highly recommend going that route. If you do try it with dried, let me know how it goes.

    Reply
  11. Culinary Cory says

    January 30, 2011 at 3:02 pm

    I can think of a ton of cooking ideas using this recipe. It would be great tossed with pasta and grilled chicken. I'm also thinking it might be lovely with roasted pork chops.

    Reply
  12. Demi says

    February 17, 2011 at 7:10 am

    i made it yesterday and it didn't work for me, the garlic covers every other flavor. I am not giving up thought, i will try it again with a lot less garlic

    Reply
  13. Connie says

    September 13, 2020 at 3:53 pm

    I’m making this for dinner this evening….the house smells absolutely delicious. Cannot wait for dinnertime. (Have to admit I snitched a few forkfuls of the pesto sauce..something tells me I should have doubled this recipe).

    Reply

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