Description
Everybody loves pesto. Everybody loves mayo. What could be better at the height of summer than creamy, cool, tasty pesto mayo?
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup (230 grams) full fat mayo
- 3-4 tablespoons homemade basil pesto
- 1-2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice, or to taste
Instructions
- In a small bowl mix together mayo and pesto. Add in the lemon juice and stir to combine.
- Serve as a dip or in burgers, sandwiches or coat chicken before roasting.
Notes
Storage: Store this pesto mayo in an airtight container in the fridge for 4-5 days.
Mayo: We recommend a full fat mayo ( Del Monte, Heinz, Cremica or Hellman's). Use high quality brand as mayo is one of the key ingredients.
Pesto: Homemade pesto will work best for this recipe. But you can use high quality store-bought pesto if desired.
- Prep Time: 5 min
- Category: Dips
- Cuisine: Italian
Nutrition
- Calories: 221kcal
- Sugar: 0.3g
- Sodium: 230mg
- Fat: 22g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Carbohydrates: 0.7g
- Fiber: 0.3g
- Protein: 1g
- Cholesterol: 12mg