Recipe by Fee O’Shea
Vegan Pesto
Did you know that pesto is traditionally made up of three ingredients? A green vegetable or herb, garlic and oil. So there’s nothing stopping you making a spinach pesto! Don’t worry, this one is traditional and uses basil.
Ingredients:
- 2 cups basil, packed.
- 3/4 cup olive.
- 2 plump cloves garlic crushed.
- 1 1/2 cup pinenuts.
- 3 Tblsp lemon juice.
- 1 tsp lemon zest.
Method:
- Place all the ingredients into a food processor and whizz until all mixed through and you’ve reached the desired consistency.
Note: The pinenuts will really be enhanced if you toast them first. Put into a non-stick pan over med-high heat shaking the pan so the nuts are evenly toasted. (Usually about 8 minutes).
