This Low Calorie Pistachio Pesto Sauce is just 30 calories, and only takes 5 minutes to make! Best of all, you can make this healthy pistachio pesto in a food processor or blender!
Ingredients You’ll Need:
1 cup fresh basil leaves
¼ cup dry roasted pistachios
1 garlic clove
½ tablespoon olive oil
1 lemon
1 tablespoon freshly shredded parmesan cheese
Low Calorie Pistachio Pesto Sauce
Healthy Pistachio Basil Pesto Meal Prep and Storage
Meal Prep – Make the pesto according to the directions below, add to a jar and seal.
Fridge Storage – Will hold for 1 week in the fridge. The basil will darken and oxidize, you can minimize this by adding 1 teaspoon lemon juice.
Freezer Storage – You can add the prepared pesto to ice cube molds and freeze. Then pop out and add to a freezer bag for storage. Will hold for 1 month in the freezer.
This low calorie basil pistachio pesto recipe tastes just like the full fat version!
We cut 100’s of calories with a few modifications, and without any weird ingredients… just basil, garlic, lemon, pistachios, parmesan, and a tiny bit of olive oil.
This pistachio basil (also known as Pesto De Pistacchio) is wonderful with pasta, on pizza, over chicken, as a sandwich spread… just about everything!
Prep Time 5 minutesmins
Cook Time 0 minutesmins
Total Time 5 minutesmins
Course Main Course
Cuisine Italian
Servings 10servings
Calories 30kcal
food processor or blender
1cupfresh basil leaves
¼cupdry roasted pistachios
1garlic clove
½tablespoonolive oil
1lemon
1tablespoonfreshly shredded parmesan cheese(or Nutritional Yeast for Vegan Pesto)
Zest 1/2 of the lemon into a small bowl. Then juice 1/2 the lemon into the same bowl, reserving the other half for later.
Add the basil, pistachios, garlic olive oil, lemon zest, lemon juice, and parmesan to a food processor or blender.
Blend until you reach desired consistency adding 1 teaspoon of lemon juice at a time to thin if needed.
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