PASTA SAUCE: Pistou Sauce - French, 1 pt, Carbs 2g, Fiber 0g

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Pistou Sauce - French, 1 pt, Carbs 2g, Fiber 0g

 

Recipe By :The Mediterranean Vegan Kitchen by Donna Klein

Serving Size : 12 Preparation Time :0:00

Categories : Condiment Lower Calorie (Less than 300)

Lower Carbs Quick

Vegan Veggie

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Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method

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1 piece whole wheat bread -- (about 1 ounce), crusts removed

3 1/2 tablespoons vegetable broth -- (3 to 4 T, to taste) or low sodium

canned

1 cup packed fresh basil leaves

2 large garlic cloves -- finely chopped

2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil

1/4 teaspoon salt -- preferably coarse variety, or to taste

freshly ground black pepper -- to taste

 

For use in soup: Soak the bread in the broth, using enough broth so that the

bread is completely wet but not dripping liquid when lifted. Place in a food

processor fitted with the metal blade and add the remaining ingredients. Process

until smooth ad well blended.

 

For use as a topping for pasta, vegetables, or pizza: Omit the bread and broth.

Process the basil, garlic, olive oil, salt, and pepper in a food processor

fitted with the metal blade until smooth and well blended.

 

Makes about 3/4 cup (about 12 one-tablespoon servings)

 

Per 1 tablespoon (with bread and broth): Cals 28; Total Fat 2g (sat fat 0g);

Carbs 2g; Fiber 0g; Prot 1g; Chol 0mg; Sodium 63mg.

Per 2 teaspoons (made without the bread or broth): Cals 22; Total Fat 2g (sat

fat 0g); Carbs 0g; Fiber og; Prot 0g; Chol 0mg; Sodium 39mg.

 

Pistou is France's answer to Italy's pesto, minus the pine nuts. When it's

headed for soup, bread soaked in the soup's broth is often added as a thickening

agent. When it's used in pasta or vegetable dishes, it is often thinned with a

bit of cooking liquid. If you have coarse salt on hand, its use is highly

recommended here, as many a thrifty Provencal cook has sprinkled it in his

pistou in lieu of the salty and more expensive Parmesan.

 

Description:

" 1 pt "

Cuisine:

" French "

S(Formatted by Chupa Babi):

" 07.01.08 "

Copyright:

" 2001 "

Yield:

" 3/4 cup "

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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 30 Calories; 2g Fat (71.5% calories from

fat); trace Protein; 2g Carbohydrate; trace Dietary Fiber; trace Cholesterol;

86mg Sodium. Exchanges: 0 Grain(Starch); 0 Vegetable; 1/2 Fat.

 

 

Nutr. Assoc. : 0 0 3334 0 0 0 0