Macadamia meze plate sun-dried tomato and macadamia pesto
Recipe: #40913
June 08, 2023
Categories: Spreads, Macadamia Nut, Tomato, Appetizers, Australian, Mediterranean, Middle Eastern, Spanish, No Eggs, Non-Dairy, Cold Appetizers, more
"Mezze are small plates and appetizers that are often shared before a meal in the Middle East. This recipe comes from "Australian Macadamias" and is wonderful to use as a pesto, dip or spread to serve with bread or crackers or on a Mediterranean style cheeseboard."
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (133.2 g)
- Calories 86.7
- Total Fat - 7.1 g
- Saturated Fat - 1 g
- Cholesterol - 0 mg
- Sodium - 15.8 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 5.4 g
- Dietary Fiber - 2.4 g
- Sugars - 2.7 g
- Protein - 2.1 g
- Calcium - 36.2 mg
- Iron - 0.7 mg
- Vitamin C - 38.2 mg
- Thiamin - 0.1 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
Place semi dried tomatoes (reserve the marinating oil) in a small food processor along with 2 tablespoons olive oil and process until chopped but not quite smooth. Remove mix from the food processor and transfer to a bowl.
Step 2
Stir through the macadamias and rosemary, along with 1-2 tablespoons of the semi dried tomato oil to make a moist, pesto like consistency.
Step 3
Cover and set aside for an hour before serving.
Tips
No special items needed.