This pesto recipe is both salty, savory and ooooohhh so delicious. Goes great on pasta, sandwiches, pizza or whatever your heart desires.
This recipe requires only a handful of delicious ingredients and is easily thrown together in your food processor. Find yourself a good olive oil, fresh basil and spinach and a fancy parmesan.
The taste is INCREDIBLE. I decided to use my bacon pesto to make homemade Italian sandwiches on focaccia bread. Honestly, it could be used alone as a dip with crusty bread. It’s that good!
I went ahead and used a tried and true recipe by Alexandra Cooks. It’s easy and always turns out well. She recommends a longer rise, but also gives you the option to do it in an afternoon. I was terrible at planning that particular day so did it all in the same afternoon. The results: still incredible. Get the link below!
When the bread was complete, I made it into Italian sandwiches (which I continued to eat for three days afterwards). I sliced the bread in half horizontally. I spread mayo on the lower half and then placed deli ham, pepperoni, salami and provolone cheese over. On the top half, I spread my bacon pesto. Then, I sliced the slab into pieces. Seriously, incredible.
Bacon Pesto
Equipment
- Food Processor
Ingredients
- 6 strips bacon
- 1 cup fresh spinach leaves
- 1/2 cup packed basil leaves
- 1/4 cup finely grated parmesan cheese
- 3 tbsp white wine vinegar
- 1/3 cup olive oil
- black pepper, to taste
Instructions
- Saute bacon until crisp. Transfer to lined plate and reserve 2-3 tbsp bacon drippings.
- In the food processor, pulse the bacon, spinach, basil, cheese, vinegar and pepper until it turns into a paste. With the processor still running, drizzle in the oil and reserved bacon drippings until smooth. You may need to add in a little more bacon drippings, a little less. Season the pesto with black pepper. Will already be salty due to the bacon. Enjoy!
