BASIL PESTO
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This is such a quick and easy recipe that is useful to have in your recipe book. 5 ingredients and 5 minutes to make! Package free, and organic! Once you've made it once you'll want to make it all the time.
Basil Pesto Recipe
Prep Time: 5 mins
Total Time: 5 mins
Difficulty: Level 1
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Ingredients:
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85g Fresh Basil Leaves
3 Cloves of Garlic
50g Pine Nuts
Around 40 - 60g Grated Parmesan
Around 150mls Extra Virgin Olive Oil
1 Tbsp Fresh Lemon Juice
Salt and Pepper to taste
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Method:
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1. Combine Basil, Garlic, Pine Nuts, and Parmesan in a bowl of a food processor. Blitz all together while pouring the Olive oil through the spout of the food processor until desired consistency.
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2. Add Salt and Pepper to taste
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It makes 250ml. Store in an airtight container in the fridge for up to a week.
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To reduce the cost of this dish here are some substitutions we can make
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- Switch Pine Nuts for Sunflower Seeds/Walnuts
- Switch Extra Virgin Olive oil for Rapeseed Oil
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Vegan Substitution - Switch Parmesan for Nutritional Yeast,
around 3-4 tbsp
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