Pesto
Basic Pesto
Prep time: 15 mins
Easy
Contains dairy (vegan version below)
Ingredients
2 cups basil leaves
1/2 cup parmesan cheese
2 handfuls pinenuts (or walnuts)
3 garlic cloves (minced)
1/2 cup of extra virgin olive oil
Up to 1/2 cup of water
Instructions
Add all ingredients except the water into a blender and blend
Add as much of the water as necessary until the pesto is blended
Plant-Based Pesto
Prep time: 15 mins
Difficulty level: Easy
Vegan
Ingredients
2 cups of basil leaves
2 tbsp of nutritional yeast
2 handfuls of chopped walnuts
3 minced garlic cloves
1/2 cup of extra virgin olive oil
Instructions
Add all ingredients into a blender and blend!
If it’s not mixing well, add a splash of cold water
Green Fact
Authentic parmesan is never vegetarian because it is made using animal rennet (enzymes produced in the stomachs of ruminant mammals). To ensure your parmesan is vegetarian, check the ingredient label for “vegetable enzyme or rennet” or “microbial enzyme.”
