Pesto Aioli
Pesto aioli is a refreshing and tangy dip with flavors of basil, pine nuts and garlic coming through. It’s a great dip and sauce for sandwiches, vegetables and pasta.

Pesto
We tend to make our own pesto because it’s so easy to make at home and it’s so much more flavorful, fresh and rich than store-bought pesto. We definitely recommend trying this out, but if you don’t have so much time on your hands, you can always use store-bought pesto. If you’re using store-bought pesto, then add a cup of mayo to each cup of pesto.

What is pesto aioli?
Aioli means “garlic and oil”. As the name suggests, it is made from garlic, olive oil, salt, and eggs.
Pesto aioli is the two sauces, pesto and aioli, mixed together. The flavor profile is fresh from the basil and pine nuts in the pesto, as well as earthy from the garlic flavor running through the aioli.
How can I store pesto aioli?
If you’re storing your aioli and pesto separately, then aioli stores for approximately 2-3 days in the fridge in an airtight container and pesto stores for 5 days in the fridge in an airtight container. So, we suggest storing them separately. However, you can store pesto aioli for 3 days in an airtight container in the fridge at most.
How can I use pesto aioli?
There’s a lot that you can do with pesto aioli. Use it as a:
◦ Sandwich sauce, e.g. in a baguette with mozzarella and tomatoes
◦ Salad dressing
◦ Side sauce for veggies
◦ Pasta sauce
If you like this recipe, check out our other aioli recipes

In this recipe, we’re making a quicker version of aioli using mayonnaise, but you can also make aioli from scratch. Check out this recipe if you’d like to make it from scratch.
Pesto Aioli
Pesto aioli is a refreshing and tangy dip with flavors of basil, pine nuts and garlic coming through. It's a great dip and sauce for sandwiches, vegetables and pasta.

Cuisine
Mediterranean
Servings
8
Calories
223 kcal
Prep time
10 minutes
Cook time
0 minutes
Total time
10 minutes
Ingredients
- 1 cup mayonnaise
- 4 teaspoons lemon juice
- 6 cloves minced garlic
- ½ teaspoon dijon mustard
- 2 cloves garlic
- 2 ounces basil
- 1.7 ounces parmesan
- 2 ounces pine nuts
- 150 ml olive oil
Aioli
Pesto
Instructions
- Add all the ingredients for the pesto in a food processor or blender and blend until well-combined.
- Add all the ingredients for the aioli to a bowl and mix thoroughly.
- Mix pesto and aioli together in a 1:1 ratio and serve (we recommend serving with hot bread!)
Notes
- To save time when making recipes that use garlic, we recommend using garlic paste. One teaspoon of garlic paste is the equivalent of one clove of garlic.
Nutrition
- Calories 223 kcal | 
- Carbohydrates 1.8 g | 
- Protein 3.2 g | 
- Fat 23.7 g | 
- Saturated fat 4.2 g | 
- Cholesterol 4.3 mg | 
- Sodium 107.4 mg | 
- Fiber 0.8 g | 
- Sugar 0.1 g |