Plant-based Pesto Sauce
You will need: food processor or blender
Servings Prep Time
4-6servings 10-15minutes
Servings Prep Time
4-6servings 10-15minutes
Ingredients
Instructions
  1. Crush or chop the garlic finely.
  2. Put all the ingredients together in a blender, and pulse well enough, while still leaving a little ‘coarseness’ to the Basil leaves (otherwise sauce becomes a Pesto puree/paste which is not as nice).
Recipe Notes

*You can use a large mouthed jar and an immersion blender, and pulse this sauce quickly right in the jar.

*Storing tip: use a glass jar with lid just big enough to hold sauce (too much air makes sauce go off faster). Use a little Olive Oil to coat the entire inside of jar before adding the Pesto Sauce, then cover the top with a thin layer of Olive Oil before sealing with a lid.

Always top again with Olive Oil when you’ve used some out of the jar each time. The oil will naturally ‘preserve’ the Pesto by preventing the sauce from being exposed to air which helps keep the Pesto Sauce for up to a week (if you keep air out and keep a layer of oil on the top).  The oil will also help to prevent molds/moulds from growing too soon on top!

*Store sealed in the fridge.

Serving suggestions:
* Thinly shave fresh zucchini using a potato peeler or other peeler/spiraliser, and toss with fresh or sun-dried or cooked tomatoes.
*Mix into cooked Rice Noodles and cooked Tomatoes for a quick Pesto Pasta dish.
* Add a little to mayonnaise to make a Pesto Mayo, or just use as is, and add to sandwiches, wraps and burgers.
* Combine with fresh chopped baby tomatoes to top some freshly toasted Clean Multiseed Bread. Finish with a drizzle of Olive Oil on top.
* Add a layer of Pesto Sauce to freshly toasted bread (as linked above) and add grilled veggies, such as capsicum, eggplant, zucchini to make a delicious Mediterranean stack. Finish with a drizzle of Olive Oil on top.