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Pimento Stuffed Green Olive Pesto

A super flavorful pesto made from pimento stuffed green olives and toasted almonds. This makes for a lovely simple pasta dinner.
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Ingredients

  • 1 cup (160 g) pimento stuffed olives
  • cup (40 g) flaked almonds
  • Handful of fresh basil
  • A few springs fresh parsley
  • 2 cloves garlic, chopped into chunks
  • A few spoonfuls of grated parmesean cheese
  • Olive oil

Instructions 

  • First, toast your almond flakes over a low heat in a frying pan. Don't use any oil. Just dry fry them, mixing and shaking often until they turn fragrant and a light brown colour.
  • Put the almonds in a food processor with the garlic and olives and pulse until its all ground up nicely.
  • Now add the herbs and pulse a few more times until well distributed.
  • Pour olive oil in slowly through a spout, pulsing regularly, until you get the thickness you want.