Homemade sun-dried tomato pesto sauce is exploding with flavors and is very easy to make. Also called pesto rosso or red pesto it’s a vibrantly colored, deeply flavored condiment from Sicilian cuisine.
Add sun-dried tomatoes, fresh basil, roasted almonds, freshly grated Parmesan cheese, garlic cloves, salt and pepper to taste, and red chili flakes to a food processor.
Close the lid and run the processor. With the processor running slowly pour extra virgin olive oil into the processor.
Grind it to your desired consistency. You can leave it a little chunky or make it smoother.
Store in air tight container in the refrigerator.
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Notes
Best use the ones soaked in olive oil. I used dry-packed tomatoes. Using oil-packed sun-dried tomatoes gives a richer, deep-flavored pesto. The red hue of the pesto completely depends on the type of sun-dried tomatoes you use.
Use the best quality EVOO, pesto taste depends on it.
Blitz pesto to either to chunky consistency or smooth consistency.
 Nutritional Info – Please keep in mind that the nutritional information provided is only a rough estimate and can vary greatly based on the products used.Nutrition values mentioned below are for one large jar full and not individual serving.