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tomato salad with Parmesan, pesto and pine nuts

This salad is simple to prepare! The tomato blends wonderfully with the pesto, peppery olive oil, salty cheese and the nutty flavor of toasted pine nuts.

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Cook Time 15 mins
Total Time 15 mins
Course Bijgerecht
Servings 8 persons
Calories 101 kcal

Equipment

  • frying pan
  • Blender or food processor with knife
  • 8 plates

Ingredients
  

pesto

  • 2 tablespoons pine nuts
  • 15 grams basil
  • 50 grams Parmesan cheese broken into pieces
  • 1 clove garlic peeled and halved
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil + more if desired

salad

  • 2 tablespoons pine nuts
  • 4 tomatoes
  • pesto
  • pepper freshly ground
  • Parmesan cheese
  • olive oil extra virgin

Instructions
 

pesto

  • Toast the pine nuts for the salad and pesto in a dry frying pan until they are colored light brown and smell nutty (about 2-3 minutes).
  • Grab the food processor and puy the basil, roasted pine nuts, parmesan, garlic and 2 tablespoons of olive oil in the bowl.
  • Grind the ingredients finely.
  • Check the thickness of the pesto. If it isn't smooth enough, add 1 tablespoon of olive oil and mix until blended.
  • Check again and repeat the last step until the desired thickness is achieved.

salad

  • Cut the tomatoes as thin as possible and place on 8 different plates.
  • Spread 2 teaspoons pesto on top of the tomatoes.
  • Sprinkle with freshly ground pepper (at taste).
  • Put some Parmesan and pine nuts on all the tomatoes. Pour some olive oil on top and serve!

Nutrition

Calories: 101kcalCarbohydrates: 3gProtein: 4gFat: 9gSaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 4mgSodium: 104mgPotassium: 187mgFiber: 1gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 660IUVitamin C: 9mgCalcium: 83mgIron: 1mg
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