Traditional Italian pesto sauce made from basil, olive oil, pine nuts and pecorino cheese but you can cook it without the extra calories and milk fat. For this replace avocado cheese. It will give the sauce the same cream and tender texture. Serve it to grilled chicken skewers, or with any other meat. Can also be used in cooking. delicious sandwiches. Nutrition value per serving: (6 total) Calories 370, total fat 21 g, saturated fat 3 g, protein 40 g, carbohydrates 4 g., Fiber 2 g., Cholesterol 125 mg., Sodium 180 mg., Sugar 1 г. 
Time: 30 мин. Complexity: easy Servings: 6 The recipes use volumetric containers with a volume of: 1 glass (st.) – 240 ml. 3/4 cup (st.) – 180 ml. 1/2 cup (Art.) – 120 ml. 1/3 cup (st.) – 80 ml. 1/4 cup (st.) – 60 ml 1 tablespoon (tbsp.) – 15 ml. 1 teaspoon (tsp) – 5 ml
Ingredients for the recipe:
- 1 kg. skinless chicken and boneless sliced 2.5 cm
- 4 tbsp. l olive oil + optionally for lubrication grill grates
- Zest of 1 lemon + 2 tbsp. l juice
- 1/4 Art. pine nuts
- 1 tbsp. fresh basil
- 1 clove garlic, crushed and peeled
- 1 large ripe avocado
- Special equipment: 6 metal skewers 30 cm long or 12 bamboo skewers of 15 cm each.
Recipes with similar ingredients: chicken breasts, pine nuts, Avocado, Basil
Recipe preparation:
- Preheat a street grill or grill pan to medium heat. In a large bowl, mix 1 tbsp. l olive oil and lemon zest. Add chicken to butter and mix. Salt and pepper. Place pieces of chicken on metal or bamboo skewers.
- In a small frying pan over medium heat, stirring often, fry pine nuts until light golden, 3-4 minutes. Cool.
- Combine pine nuts, basil, parsley in a food processor, garlic, 0.5 tsp salt and a little ground black pepper. Grind to make a coarse paste. Add the avocado lemon juice and the remaining 3 tbsp. l olive oil and grind until homogeneous consistency.
- Grill the chicken, turning over often, until tender, 5-7 minutes. Serve with a spoon of green sauce.
