Red Pesto Sauce or pesto rosso is made with sun-dried tomatoes, olive oil, garlic, pine nuts, basil, and a delicious amount of parmesan.
Sun dried tomato pesto is full of bright flavors and pairs wonderfully over pasta with a few fluffy cheddar garlic drop biscuits. It has lemon in it but is different from Lemon Chicken Orzo Pasta, another favorite italian dish of ours. IT'S PURE MAGIC.
Red pesto or pesto rosso is made with very similar ingredients to pesto alla genovese (green pesto), the version I grew up familiar with. Disclaimer: I am not italian, but I do love italian food. This is not a strictly traditional recipe. Some varieties also include roasted red peppers or pepper flakes for extra smokiness and spice.
You can make this red pesto the traditional way in a mortar with pestle, or in a blender or food processor like I prefer to do.