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Dinner Parties Pesto dip with crudités recipe

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Date Published:
19/12/2007

Just add creme fraiche to pesto to create an Italian inspired dip for vegetable crudités

Serves 5

Ingredients

  • 2 cups fresh basil leaves, packed
  • 1/2 cup olive oil
  • 3 tbsp pine nuts
  • 3 garlic cloves, finely minced
  • crème fraiche

Method: How to make pesto dip with crudités

1. Place basil leaves in small batches in food processor and blend until well chopped (do about 3/4 cup at a time). Add the pine nuts and garlic and blend again. Add the olive oil and crème fraiche and blend again until it forms a thick smooth paste.

2. Serve pesto with crudités. To make crudites, chop a selection of raw vegetables into long thin batons, such as cucumber, pepper and carrot.

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