Sunday, February 19, 2012

The Food Matters Project: Roasted Red Pepper Pesto

this photo by scott haydon


Hi there, this is the third week of The Food Matters Project and I was especially excited about this week's recipe, Roasted Red Pepper and Walnut "Pesto", which can be found here.

I substituted the walnuts with almonds. And I really like the result. The basil, red peppers, garlic, almonds, and olive oil complement each other wonderfully. So far I've only tried it on a couple of crackers but I have plans on using it on some kind of pasta-type supper in the next couple of days.



On a side note, I tried making crackers from scratch for the first time ever. I followed this really good recipe. I used colby jack instead of cheddar but otherwise followed the ingredient list.

What I really like about both the pesto and the crackers is that they hardly take any time/equipment to come together. Both utilize a food processor and have a quick cleanup. I didn't realize how handy my 2nd generation (thanks Mom!) food processor would truly become until today.

6 comments:

  1. Your pesto sounds like it turned out really well! Great idea to smear it all over homemade crackers!

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  2. Awesome! Pesto with crackers? I can make lunch out of that =)

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  3. A lot of people went after the almonds - like a romesco sauce, I was just reminded!

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  4. Made it with pasta and it is great! So, yeah, do it!

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  5. Mmm homemade crackers. I gotta try that!

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  6. I have never tried making my own crackers, but I do love the pesto! I'm impressed!

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