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Homemade Tomato Pesto

Homemade Tomato Pesto

Written by Published on Updated on October 29, 2019 in Dips, Mediterranean cuisine

Helloooo,

How is everyone this morning/afternoon/evening?  Wow, we are heading towards the end of October, can you believe it??  I can’t!!   Where did the time go??  Trick or Treating time is just a few days away. 🙂 I personally have no idea. But I am hoping as we are slowly heading towards the end of the year, that next year will be a much happier one for me and my family, and for everyone around the world.

I was making Pasta and Rice for lunch on Saturday and wanted to top it off with something other than sauce.  Actually, I do have a delicious Lemon Sauce recipe but I didn’t have lemons on hand so I made Tomato Pesto with some tomatoes that I picked up a few days ago,  which I absolutely love.  Now, that I think of it I think my next post might just be the Lemon Sauce for Pasta.  Not sure will have to check if I have all the ingredients. hehehhe

I don’t really like to add Basil into my recipes, because I find the taste and smell to be a bit intense. But I did add just a few pieces of Basil into this recipe.  (Now if you enjoy the intense taste then go ahead and add as much as you want) Maybe this is one of the reasons I do not eat Garlic. 

My husband doesn’t like to eat Pesto, so this was a nice opportunity for me to make something I truly enjoy.  I always add a few fresh tomatoes when making my Pesto, and beat it just a few minutes more so that they can combine with the sun dried tomatoes.  You might just like this recipe…a bit different but still tastes gooddddd!!!

 

Wishing everyone a lovely day and a good week!! 

Homemade Tomato Pesto

A Tomato sauce/dip for Pasta, Rice or dipping fresh bread.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes
Course Appetizer
Cuisine Italian
Servings 4 people

Ingredients
  

  • 3 Fresh Tomatoes (peeled)
  • 1/2 cup Feta Cheese
  • 1/2 cup Sun Dried Tomatoes
  • 1/2 cup Basil (dried or fresh)
  • 2 tbsp Pine nuts
  • 3 tbsp Olive Oil
  • Garlic (optional)
  • 1/4 cup Walnuts (optional)

Instructions
 

  • Peel fresh tomatoes.
  • Add all the ingredients into a blender or food processor.
  • Beat until combined.
  • I like to add 2 to 3 tablespoons of the oil from the Sun Dried Tomatoes into the mixture and beat for a few minutes. (this is optional)
  • I don't add any extra salt because the Sun Dried Tomatoes are already quite salty.
Keyword Dip

Welcome to a small corner of my Greek Heritage. Growing up in New York from Greek parents, was a challenge of its own...but the traditional food, tastes and aromas that my mother cooked always travelled me back to Greece. My mother is a wonderful cook, our house would always have that smell of home cooked food. I remember very clearly that we were only allowed fast food, once a week, that was a huge day for myself and my brother. Jumping up and down in the back car seat, laughing, just being kids. It is true that we all like to eat different foods, taste, smell, even try food that looks different than our regular meals at home and I think that is so natural. In my teens, I was not really into cooking, I enjoyed my magazines after school, listening to music, and just taking a breather. There were times that I would glance at some of my mom's recipes, more out of curiosity than to actually try to cook them. At that time I did not realise that cooking would become my passion one day. Slowly, I would start to look into my mom's recipes a bit more each day and I started to find it interesting as a hobby. Each month I would go into our neighborhood bookstore and pick up my monthly book, until one day I decided to stroll over into the cooking section. That summer was the first time I actually bought a cooking magazine....and I loved it. Cooking and baking started out as a hobby, but now after many years it is my passion. Exploring the cuisines, the spices, the oils, the scents, the variety of smells and tastes that exist. It was and still is an amazing journey without limits. So, come along with me on this adventure, and I hope you enjoy my recipes. Sophie

13 Comments

  1. popsiclesociety
    October 29, 2019 at 7:44 am  ·  Reply
    Wow! I love that addition of Feta Cheese :) It must be delicious :) And I always love your presentation :) Time does fly indeed! Almost end of the year... Wish you a wonderful week!
  3. Margaret from soulfood101blog
    October 29, 2019 at 2:26 pm  ·  Reply
    Mmmmm I love a good pesto and this one sounds GREAT Thank you Sophie :) I hope you don't mind I mentioned you in a post of mine. I usually ask first but this time didn't even think about it. I was saying how I have been exploring or expanding my foods mainly because of reading your recipes and Megala's :) If you want I could take take it out :) Sorry for not asking first :)
  4. Ronit Penso Tasty Eats
    October 29, 2019 at 5:50 pm  ·  Reply
    Looks very tasty! Love the addition of Feta cheese here.
  6. dtills
    November 9, 2019 at 12:07 am  ·  Reply
    I love all forms of pesto! Looks great Sophie 😍

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