Is finding a low FODMAP pesto standing between you and your favourite recipes? Don’t worry, friend. I’ve got you covered. This low FODMAP pesto is made with FODMAP friendly ingredients and tastes just like the real deal. Grab your favourite pesto recipes, because they’re about to go back on the menu.

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Pesto pops up in a lot of my favourite recipes. So, I thought it was high time I sat down and figured out a FODMAP friendly alternative. This low FODMAP pesto gets its signature flavour from garlic-infused oil and a safe serving of pine nuts. Give it a go and let me know how you used it in the comments below!

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Keep It FODMAP Friendly

This low FODMAP pesto will put some of your favourite recipes back on the menu. Check out the notes below for tips on keeping this recipe FODMAP friendly.

First, this low FODMAP pesto gets it’s deep, umami flavour from garlic-infused oil. Since FODMAPs aren’t water-soluble, you can infuse their flavour into fats like oil and butter without adding any sneaky FODMAPs. Just make sure you can’t see any garlic pieces or sediment in the bottle, and check the label for ingredients like “garlic extract.” If you can’t find a low FODMAP garlic oil at your local store you can grab some online from Fody Foods Co.

Using too much garlic-infused oil can overpower your recipe. So, I normally use 2 tbsp of infused oil and 1 tbsp of olive oil. If you need to add any extra oil to adjust the texture of your pesto, use olive oil for that as well.

Want more information on infusing high FODMAP foods into fats? Check out this article by Monash University.

Next up, fresh basil. According to the Monash app, basil is low FODMAP in servings of 1 cup (they don’t list a maximum serving). This recipe uses 1 cup of basil. So, even if you ate the entire recipe, you’d still be within the recommended range.

This recipe also uses pine nuts. Monash University says pine nuts are safe in servings of 1 tbsp per sitting. This recipe makes 8 tbsp of pesto in total. This works out to 0.5 tbsp of pine nuts per tbsp of pesto which is within the recommended range.

Last but not least is asiago cheese. Hard cheeses like asiago or parmesan are low FODMAP in small servings because bacteria break down some of the lactose during the fermentation process.

If you don’t have asiago cheese handy, you can swap it out for parmesan, though the flavour will be a little more subtle. According to the Monash app, both asiago and parmesan cheese are safe in servings of 1/2 a cup (shredded). This recipe uses 1/4 cup of asiago, which is well within the recommended range.

Pick Your Headliner

There are a ton of fun ways to use this low FODMAP pesto. Some of my favourite places to use it are in these FODMAP friendly hamburgers, in a savoury meatloaf, or on fresh pasta.

If you’re feeling especially cheeky, try swapping out the tomato base on this FODMAP friendly Margherita pizza with some fresh pesto. You won’t be disappointed.

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