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🍽️ Fresh Basil Pesto Dip
270 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings
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Ingredients
- pine nuts 2 tbsp
- basil, fresh 80 g
- parmesan 50 g
- garlic cloves 1 pc
- lemons 1 pc
- olive oil 120 ml
- quark 40% fat in trace 125 g
- sour cream 200 g
- salt pinch
- pepper, black ground pinch
Instructions
- 1. Preheat a pan over medium heat.
- 2. Roast the pine nuts for about three minutes until golden brown, without adding any extra oil or fat.
- 3. Remove the pine nuts from the pan and let them cool down completely.
- 4. Thoroughly wash the basil leaves under running water.
- 5. Shake the basil dry or pat it with a kitchen towel.
- 6. Carefully pluck the leaves from the stems.
- 7. Coarsely chop the Parmesan cheese.
- 8. Peel the garlic cloves.
- 9. Halve the garlic cloves.
- 10. Cut the lemon in half.
- 11. Squeeze the juice from the lemon.
- 12. Place the olive oil, garlic, Parmesan, basil, and cooled pine nuts into a tall blending cup.
- 13. Blend the ingredients into a smooth paste.
- 14. Mix the quark and sour cream well together in a separate bowl.
- 15. Gently fold the finished pesto into the quark and sour cream mixture.
- 16. Season the dip with salt and pepper to taste.
- 17. Add the freshly squeezed lemon juice and mix everything briefly once more.
Nutrition per serving
- kcal: 270
- Protein: 10 g · Fett/Fat: 22 g · Carbs: 8 g