Pesto Oil
La Tourangelle has created an elegantly delicious cooking oil in its Walnut Pesto Oil. The flavor of Roasted Walnut Oil harmonizes the natural basil and garlic infusions into an oil with true and tasty Pesto notes. Drizzle onto pasta and salads, or just add salt for an easy dipping sauce!
Usage: simply use it as a dipping oil or drizzle in you pasta, tomato salad, spinach, chicken…easy to use, it will bring to your dish a nice pesto flavor.
Recipes
Grilled Peaches with Burrata
DessertLooking for a sweet and savory option for your summer dessert? Grill ripe peaches with our flavorful Pesto Oil. Creamy burrata cheese, fresh basil and chopped walnuts make for a delicious topping. Barbecue has never been sweeter!
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Summer entertaining could not be any easier with an assortment of soft cheeses, roasted nuts, cured meats and summer berries. Add a generous drizzle of our Pesto Oil to creamy ricotta cheese and enjoy the savory finish of basil, walnut and garlic.
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Pesto Potato Pizza
EntréeOur flavorful Pesto Oil does double-duty in this hearty potato pizza. Layers of roasted potatoes and rich, cheesy sauce get a boost of flavor from Pesto Oil, but feel free to drizzle even more over the top as a finishing oil.
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Extraction Method: Expeller-pressed / Infusion
Part of the Plant Extract: Seeds, herbs
Country of Origin: USA
Heat/Smoke Point: Medium-high
Packaging: Tin can to protect from light which preserves the quality and freshness of the oil. Plastic tamper-evident seal and can are BPA-Free.
Ingredients: 100% Organic High Oleic Sunflower seed oil, Roasted Walnut Oil, sunflower oil, fresh basil, fresh garlic
Organoleptic Appearance: Viscous liquid
Organoleptic Color: Clear yellow to golden color
Organoleptic Aroma: Pesto
Organoleptic Taste: Pesto
Fatty Acid Composition: C16:0 – Palmitic Acid 2-8%
C16:1 – Palmitoleic Acid <1%
C18:0 – Stearic Acid 1-5%
C18:1 – Oleic Acid 50-60%
C18:2 - Linoleic Acid 25-35%
C18:3 - Linolenic Acid 2-10%
SKU IDs: 40-05-PES-0250-CS
The main characteristics of our stunning infused oils reside in the quality of herbs we are using.
They are all cultivated in France with an extreme attention to their aromas from an experienced and five generation family-owned grower.
From those very fresh herbs, we infuse organic expeller-pressed high-oleic sunflower to allow an easy-to-use oils just as good for salad dressing as medium-heat cooking.
Pesto Potato pizza: see our recipe on “recipes”
Pesto pasta: add ricotta and broccoli on your pasta and then drizzle Pesto oil.
Pesto chicken: cook chicken breast, add Crème fraiche, cook until the Crème fraiche becomes liquid and warm, and drizzle pesto oil.
Pesto salad: create a vinaigrette of your choice using pesto oil
Pesto Burgers: drizzle oil on your patties
Pesto sweet potatoes: drizzle on you cooked warm sweet potatoes
Pesto green beans: drizzle on your warm green beans
Medium-High Smoke Point
Cool, dark place. Refrigerate for maximum shelf life.
Unopened: 18-month shelf life
Opened: best used within 6 months
| Amount Per Serving |
| Amount per serving 15ml | |
| Calories 130 | |
| Total fat 14g | 18% DV |
| Saturated Fat 1g | 1.5% DV |
| Trans Fat 0g | |
| Polyunsaturated Fat 6g | |
| Monounsaturated Fat 7g | |
| Sodium 0g | |
| Total carb 0g | |
| Protein 0g |