Common Ingredients in almond pesto Recipes

We researched the most common ingredients in over a dozen popular almond pesto recipes and found the top 15 ingredients.

The most common ingredient in almond pesto dishes is almonds.

Olive oil, garlic, lemon, parmigiano reggiano cheese and lemon juice are also common ingredients in almond pesto recipes. For herbs and spices, mint and basil are popular. Variations include:

• feta cheese in place of parmigiano reggiano cheese

Salt is in 85% of almond pesto recipes and pepper, 40%.

The average almond pesto recipe has about 10.3 ingredients, with a minimum of 6 and a maximum of 21.

In terms of directions, almond pesto recipes have about 4 steps on average, ranging from 1 to 8 instructions.

An average almond pesto recipe takes about 33 minutes to prepare, ranging from 15 minutes to 1 hour 10 minutes.

Parent Dish: Pesto
Sibling Dishes: Pine Nut Pesto Walnut Pesto Pistachio Pesto

Ratios of Common Ingredients in Almond Pesto

For a quarter cup almonds (36 g), the median and average amounts of other significant ingredients are below. Some ingredients are potential substitutes for others, meaning they almost never exist together in a single almond pesto recipe, and are marked below.

Ingredient	Median	Average	% of recipes with almonds	Potential subsitutions
olive oil	5.3 tablespoon (72 g)	6.9 tablespoon (94 g)	89%
garlic	3 clove (9 g)	4.8 clove (14 g)	67%
mint	1.5 cup (38 g)	1.1 cup (28 g)	56%
parmigiano reggiano cheese	half a cup (44 g)	0.69 cup (61 g)	44%	feta cheese
basil	0.46 cup (11 g)	0.82 cup (20 g)	33%
zest lemon	0.38 (2 g)	0.85 (5 g)	33%
parsley	15.8 tablespoon (60 g)	10.9 tablespoon (42 g)	22%
linguine	1 pound (454 g)	0.82 pound (370 g)	22%

Ingredients by Average Weight in Almond Pesto

We also found the average content of the significant ingredients by weight in almond pesto recipes. This would be: 29% olive oil, 23% linguine, 14% almonds, 10% tomatoes, 7% mint, 5% feta cheese, 3% parmigiano reggiano cheese, 3% basil, 3% lemon juice and 2% garlic.

Here are the top ingredients, listed in order of popularity.

almonds

Almonds is the most popular ingredient in almond pesto dishes. In fact, 100% of almond pesto recipes contain almonds.

Sliced, toasted, blanched and slivered are frequent preparations for almonds in almond pesto dishes.

Almonds is often included in almond pesto dishes in amounts of a quarter cup.

In almond pesto recipes that contain almonds, it is on average, 7% by weight.

For almond pesto recipes, almonds is frequently used with olive oil, salt, garlic, mint and black pepper.

olive oil

Another popular ingredient in almond pesto is olive oil. From the recipes we've sampled for almond pesto, over 85% have olive oil.

Olive oil is often included in almond pesto dishes in amounts of 2 tablespoons or a quarter cup.

In almond pesto recipes that contain olive oil, it is on average, 17% by weight.

In recipes for almond pesto, olive oil is often used with almonds, salt, garlic, mint and basil.

salt

Salt is another common ingredient in almond pesto dishes. In fact, over 85% of almond pesto recipes contain salt.

In almond pesto recipes that contain salt, it is on average, 0.1% by weight.

Almonds, olive oil, garlic, black pepper and mint are commonly used together with salt in almond pesto dishes.

garlic

Another popular ingredient in almond pesto is garlic. From the recipes we've sampled for almond pesto, over 65% have garlic.

Garlic is often included in almond pesto dishes in amounts of 2 cloves or 3 cloves.

In almond pesto recipes that contain garlic, it is on average, 1.5% by weight.

For almond pesto recipes, garlic is frequently used with almonds, olive oil, salt, parmigiano reggiano cheese and black pepper.

mint

Mint is another common ingredient in almond pesto dishes. In fact, over 55% of almond pesto recipes contain mint.

Almond pesto dishes often call for mint to be packed.

In almond pesto recipes that contain mint, it is on average, 6% by weight.

In recipes for almond pesto, mint is often used with olive oil, almonds, salt, garlic and zest lemon.

lemon

Another popular ingredient in almond pesto is lemon. From the recipes we've sampled for almond pesto, over 55% have lemon.

Variations of lemon include:

• zest lemon: 33% of recipes
• lemon juice: 33% of recipes

Lamb rib chops, olive oil, mint, almonds, salt and black pepper are commonly used together with lemon in almond pesto dishes.

zest lemon

Another popular ingredient in almond pesto is zest lemon. From the recipes we've sampled for almond pesto, over 30% have zest lemon.

In almond pesto recipes that contain zest lemon, it is on average, 0.5% by weight.

For almond pesto recipes, zest lemon is frequently used with almonds, mint, olive oil, lemon juice and garlic. However, basil, tomatoes and linguine are almost never used together with zest lemon in almond pesto dishes.

lemon juice

Lemon juice is another common ingredient in almond pesto dishes. In fact, over 30% of almond pesto recipes contain lemon juice.

In almond pesto recipes that contain lemon juice, it is on average, 5% by weight.

In recipes for almond pesto, lemon juice is often used with salt, almonds, zest lemon, olive oil and garlic. On the other hand, lemon juice is almost never used with basil and linguine.

parmigiano reggiano cheese

Parmigiano reggiano cheese is another common ingredient in almond pesto dishes. In fact, over 40% of almond pesto recipes contain parmigiano reggiano cheese.

Grated is a frequent preparation for parmigiano reggiano cheese in almond pesto dishes.

Parmigiano reggiano cheese is often included in almond pesto dishes in amounts of a quarter cup or half a cup.

In almond pesto recipes that contain parmigiano reggiano cheese, it is on average, 4% by weight.

For almond pesto recipes, parmigiano reggiano cheese is frequently used with almonds, olive oil, garlic, salt and black pepper.

Potential substitutions for parmigiano reggiano cheese in almond pesto:

• feta cheese

black pepper

Another popular ingredient in almond pesto is black pepper. From the recipes we've sampled for almond pesto, over 40% have black pepper.

In almond pesto recipes that contain black pepper, it is on average, 0% by weight.

In recipes for almond pesto, black pepper is often used with almonds, salt, olive oil, garlic and lemon juice. On the other hand, black pepper is almost never used with linguine.

basil

Basil is another common ingredient in almond pesto dishes. In fact, over 30% of almond pesto recipes contain basil.

In almond pesto recipes that contain basil, it is on average, 5% by weight.

Almonds, olive oil, salt, parmigiano reggiano cheese and garlic are commonly used together with basil in almond pesto dishes. Conversely, basil is not often used with zest lemon, lemon juice, parsley and feta cheese.

linguine

Another popular ingredient in almond pesto is linguine. From the recipes we've sampled for almond pesto, over 20% have linguine.

Common quantities for linguine in almond pesto dishes include 1 pound.

In almond pesto recipes that contain linguine, it is on average, 57% by weight.

Olive oil, almonds, salt, basil and parmigiano reggiano cheese are commonly used together with linguine in almond pesto dishes. Conversely, linguine is not often used with black pepper, zest lemon, lemon juice, parsley and feta cheese.

parsley

Parsley is another common ingredient in almond pesto dishes. In fact, over 20% of almond pesto recipes contain parsley.

In almond pesto recipes that contain parsley, it is on average, 1.6% by weight.

For almond pesto recipes, parsley is frequently used with garlic, parmigiano reggiano cheese, almonds, milk and mint. However, basil, feta cheese and linguine are almost never used together with parsley in almond pesto dishes.

tomatoes

Another popular ingredient in almond pesto is tomatoes. From the recipes we've sampled for almond pesto, over 20% have tomatoes.

In almond pesto recipes that contain tomatoes, it is on average, 26% by weight.

In recipes for almond pesto, tomatoes is often used with garlic, salt, almonds, milk and basil. On the other hand, tomatoes is almost never used with zest lemon and feta cheese.

feta cheese

Feta cheese is another common ingredient in almond pesto dishes. In fact, over 20% of almond pesto recipes contain feta cheese.

Crumbled is a frequent preparation for feta cheese in almond pesto dishes.

In almond pesto recipes that contain feta cheese, it is on average, 13% by weight.

Olive oil, almonds, lemon juice, zest lemon, salt and mint are commonly used together with feta cheese in almond pesto dishes.

Potential substitutions for feta cheese in almond pesto:

• parmigiano reggiano cheese

Also, feta cheese is not often used with basil, parsley, tomatoes and linguine.

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