I love making any sort of sharing food, and this dip was a brilliant find. To make this I used the principle of making pesto but as I had none of the ingredients I used different ingredients and it really paid off! I have to say I held my breath when I tasted it and I had planned in my head what to turn it into if it didn’t taste too good, but my oh my it was delicious! It was so good that I ate a pot full with some crudités and crackers for dinner, and I even used my finger to lick round the bowl! This will definitely be on the menu next time I throw a party, along with lots of cocktails obviously
Serves 4 as a snack
- 40g walnuts
- 3dsp extra virgin olive oil
- 1 very small/half a garlic clove
- 70g bell peppers out of a jar
- 1 dsp cider vinegar
- 1 dsp tomato puree
- Salt and pepper
Combine all the above ingredients and whizz with a stick blender or in a food processor.
Serve with a selection of crudités, I chose carrot sticks, sliced peppers and broken crackers.

Man, I’m away travelling at the moment and I haven’t cooked or eaten pesto for months, pesto is my number one craved food at the moment. This looks delicious, I can’t wait to try it
Ahhhh, I was going to say your missing out but if your travelling then I imagine you are having an amazing time and tasting some incredible food. You definitely need to try and get some pesto on the go though!
I love that photo
Thanks