Roasted Tomato Pesto
Total
45 min
Makes
1
This pesto really is the best-o!
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Ingredients
1½ lbs (680 g)
Roma (plum) tomatoes, quartered
3 tbsp
olive oil, divided
Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
4
cloves garlic
1 cup
packed fresh basil
1/3 cup
freshly Parmesan cheese, grated
¼ cup
toasted pine nuts
Instructions
- Line a baking sheet with parchment and spread tomatoes in a single layer. Drizzle with 1 tbsp olive oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Mix using your hands. Wrap the garlic in foil and place on pan with tomatoes.
- Roast at 400F for about 45 minutes, or until super-roasty and caramelized. Cool. Add tomatoes and garlic to bowl of food processor along with basil, Parmesan and pine nuts. Whirl while adding remaining 2 tbsp olive oil through feed tube.