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🍽️ Fresh Basil Pesto Dip

270 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings

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Ingredients

Instructions

  1. 1. Preheat a pan over medium heat.
  2. 2. Roast the pine nuts for about three minutes until golden brown, without adding any extra oil or fat.
  3. 3. Remove the pine nuts from the pan and let them cool down completely.
  4. 4. Thoroughly wash the basil leaves under running water.
  5. 5. Shake the basil dry or pat it with a kitchen towel.
  6. 6. Carefully pluck the leaves from the stems.
  7. 7. Coarsely chop the Parmesan cheese.
  8. 8. Peel the garlic cloves.
  9. 9. Halve the garlic cloves.
  10. 10. Cut the lemon in half.
  11. 11. Squeeze the juice from the lemon.
  12. 12. Place the olive oil, garlic, Parmesan, basil, and cooled pine nuts into a tall blending cup.
  13. 13. Blend the ingredients into a smooth paste.
  14. 14. Mix the quark and sour cream well together in a separate bowl.
  15. 15. Gently fold the finished pesto into the quark and sour cream mixture.
  16. 16. Season the dip with salt and pepper to taste.
  17. 17. Add the freshly squeezed lemon juice and mix everything briefly once more.

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