Thai Pesto

Thai Pesto

7 Reviews
  • Prep: 10 min
  • Ready In: 10 min

“Add the taste of Thai to noodles, salad, rice, or any dish with this versatile, full-flavored sauce! Serve immediately or refrigerate in an air-tight container until needed.” - by she_cooks

Ingredients

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Original recipe yields 1 1/4 cup

Directions

  1. Blend cilantro, peanut butter, garlic, olive oil, ginger, fish sauce, brown sugar, and cayenne pepper in a blender until smooth.

Nutrition

Amount Per Serving (10 total)

  • Calories
  • 84 cal
  • 4%
  • Fat
  • 7.4 g
  • 11%
  • Carbs
  • 3.4 g
  • 1%
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Based on a 2,000 calorie diet

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Reviews (7)

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DelMarGirl
4

DelMarGirl

"I personally would give this 4 stars, but EVERYBODY else that ate it loved it. I followed the recipe exactly and thought it was good, but needed a little bit of brightness to it. SO I added a bit of..." See more lime juice, lemon grass and a bit of lime ponzu (it was within reaching distance) and it lightened it up to my liking. I love peanut butter, but for some do not like many pesto's that use PB - this is by far the best base recipe for my liking! ps. - I also used a touch of sambal olek"

ivie
4

ivie

"Yum! I love Thai food and this did not disappoint. I cut the cayenne because I have small children, but that is the only alteration I made. This will be a permanent addition to my kitchen!..." See more"

LIZCANCOOK
2

LIZCANCOOK

"Made the recipe exactly as written, and we were pleased with the sharp, sweet and spicy flavors. I added part of the pesto to spaghetti noodles with shredded carrot and green onion - tasty, but dry (..." See moreadded some sesame oil at the table). The other portion of pesto I brushed on thin chicken breast cutlets and grilled - amazing! Pesto had a tendency to burn at the end (and get bitter), so possibly bake instead of grill."

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