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I can’t believe that it is already Thanksgiving 😯 I usually love all things holidays, the food, family and friends gathering and of course all the wonderful memories that are made each year. But this year I am totally unprepared and if you know me, that has my anxiety at an all-time high!!
The wedding was just a week and a half ago, followed by our wonderful honeymoon and then my brother-in-law’s surprize birthday party!! I haven’t really had time to even think about Thanksgiving and here it is!! Oh well, let’s just embrace it and concentrate on keeping it simple and enjoying being with our family and friends 😛
Speaking of keeping it simple, I wanted to put together something for us to munch on before the BIG MEAL 😆 I decided on trying something a little bit different and I have been wanting to make a tapenade for a while (I really can’t believe that I have never made one), but wanted it to be simplier and I didn’t want to make a trip to the store 😉 I didn’t have any sundried tomatoes or capers and we aren’t big on anchovies, so instead I came up with my Olive and Pistachio Pesto.
The star of my Olive and Pistachio Pesto is the Mezzetta Olives! Family owned since 1935, the fourth generation of Mezzetta family is continuing the commitment to bring their customers the highest quality foods available. They source the finest fresh produce from the sun-drenched soils of California, Italy, Spain, France, and Greece and prepare them according to our Italian family recipes at our state-of-the-art production facility in the Napa Valley. And let me tell you, you can taste the difference and the quality of these olives!! I let the Mezzetta Olives shine by only adding mild pistachios, garlic and fresh lemon!!
My Olive and Pistachio Pesto couldn’t be simplier and you let the food processor do all the work!! It takes all of 5 minutes to make, so you can spend more time with your family and friends creating those holiday memories 🙂
I paired this Olive and Pistachio Pesto with my Healthy Pita Chips. I also served it with the Mezzetta Blue Cheese Stuffed Olives on the side. Those are so good just to munch on themselves!!
My Olive and Pistachio Pesto is so versatile!! You could use it as a dip, as I did here, or you could use as a different appetizer by spreading goat cheese onto lightly toasted croutons and then topping them with the pesto…YUM!! Or if you are looking for something to do with your leftover turkey, might I suggest my Leftover Turkey Pesto Pasta, using this Olive and Pistachio Pesto as the pesto??? 😉
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Here is your recipe for Olive and Pistachio Pesto:
- 2 cloves fresh garlic
- 1 jar (10 oz.) Mezzetta Garlic Stuffed Olives
- 1 jar (10 oz.) Mezzetta Sliced Greek Kalamata Olives
- 5 oz. shelled roasted pistachios
- Zest and juice of one lemon
- Place garlic in the food processor, alone, and pulse until finely chopped. Scrap down the sides of the food processor bowl.
- Add olives, pistachios, lemon zest and lemon juice.
- Pulse in short, quick bursts until everything is chopped and combined.
- Chill for an hour and then serve with Pita Chips and Mezzetta Blue Cheese Stuffed Olives.
- Enjoy!!
This looks like a great choice to keep the appetite at bay this season. I bet this would be a great snack during game time, too.
I love olives and I love pesto…combining them must create some amazing flavor! I bet I would love this and eat it as a meal! lol
That sounds so good. I’ve never had anything like this, but I love olives and pistachios. Thanks for sharing this!
I honestly didn’t know you could make pesto with olives. My son love olives I bet he would love this.
Oh yum! My daughter and I would love having some of this pesto on a girls night in. It sounds perfect with some pita chips.
I’m normally not a huge fan of olives but this pesto looks really yummy!! Great recipe!!
This sounds like a great pesto! I bet my husband would love this-he loves his olives!
I’ve never had a pesto like this before. I bet it would be good.
I love olives, pistachios and pesto ! This is a perfect recipe and can’t wait to try it out
I make pesto often, but I’ve never made or eaten olive and pistachio pesto. I’m such an olive lover, so I definitely need to make this over the holidays. Yum!!
Olive and pistachio sound good together. Plus, it’s easy to make. I would love to try this.
I have never heard of this type of pesto. I love pesto and will definitely have to try it! I bet it would be awesome on pasta.
This sounds really good and seems pretty simple to make. I’m in love with those olives and can’t get enough of them.
This sounds soo good I love quick and easy recipes for the holidays! Congrats on the wedding!
This Pesto looks so delicious and easy to make. I will have to make it next weekend for movie night.
Oh yum i love olives. I bet this taste just as good as it looks. Thank you for sharing.
I’m the olive lover in my household and these olives look amazing. I can’t wait to try them out.
I have a similar recipe (that calls for green olives only) and it is always a hit! This one looks delicious!
Wow what a great and different idea. This looks mighty delicious. I would love to give it a try!
I love Mezetta products and love using them from Bruschetta. They taste amazing!
My husband is a sucker for olives. And both my son and I love pistachio. Your recipe is very interesting and looks so yummy! Can’t wait to try it.
What a fun idea. I bet this is so good. I think I will have to try this during one of our holiday parties this year. It will make such a good appetizer.
This Olive and Pistachio Pesto sound interesting indeed and I will have to make this recipe. I don’t eat things that are vinegary but I do love olives and pistachios. Thanks for sharing the recipe.
I am not a big fan of olives but this one looks pretty tasty. My boys would really love it!
This looks yummy, my kids love to dip their chips. This would be a new one for us.
This looks and sounds like an amazing recipe! I would love to try this sometime!