Sun-Dried Tomato Pesto (Pesto Rosso)

Name: Sun-Dried Tomato Pesto (Pesto Rosso)
Total time: PT0D0H0M
Yield: makes about 1 1/2 cups
Ingredients: 1 cup extra-virgin olive oil; 1 ⁄ 2 cup toasted blanched almonds, chopped; 2 tbsp. rosemary leaves, minced; 2 tsp. balsamic vinegar; 2 tsp. sugar; 1 ⁄ 2 tsp. Aleppo pepper or paprika; 20 pitted oil-cured black olives; 10 sun-dried tomatoes in oil, chopped; 4 cloves garlic, chopped; Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste

Serves
makes about 1 1/2 cups

TODD COLEMAN

This pesto, thickened with almonds, gets its intense red hue from the sun dried tomatoes and Aleppo pepper, which brings sweetness and heat to its flavor. This pesto is at its best served with pasta. This recipe first appeared in SAVEUR Issue #140 along with Laura Schenone's story Glorious Pesto

Ingredients

1 cup extra-virgin olive oil
¹⁄₂ cup toasted blanched almonds, chopped
2 tbsp. rosemary leaves, minced
2 tsp. balsamic vinegar
2 tsp. sugar
¹⁄₂ tsp. Aleppo pepper or paprika
20 pitted oil-cured black olives
10 sun-dried tomatoes in oil, chopped
4 cloves garlic, chopped
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste

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Instructions

Step 1

Process oil, almonds, rosemary, vinegar, sugar, Aleppo, olives, tomatoes, and garlic in a food processor until finely chopped; season with salt and pepper.