Pesto recipe

[lastqueenofscotland]

Planning on making a few different pestos to keep as quick meals
Anyone got any good ideas for them? The last vegan one I made was horrible

[cushioncovers]

I just buy the ready made free from vegan pesto. Probably not the answer you were looking for.

[timshelthechoice]

coriander makes great pesto!

[OneTerrificMouse]

I make a lovely oregano one. But that's because I have loads of oregano growing in the garden.

[Daddylonglegs1965]

Look at deliciously Ella’s recipe for this and other recipes

[NannyR]

I make a nice one with a bag of spinach, watercress and rocket salad, some roasted garlic cloves, olive oil and walnuts.

[BurpingFrog]

I find lemon juice and a little more olive oil (extra virgin so it has a bite) gives it the kick that can be missing from lack of cheese.

[BurpingFrog]

These all sound yummy!
Btw the one I was referring to was bog standard green pesto: basil, pine nuts, garlic, extra virgin olive oil and fresh lemon juice

[forkfun]

Kale pesto is delicious. A girl called Jack has a great recipe. No cheese needed.

[Todayisanewday75]

100g pine nuts (50g for a lighter version)
50g basil leaves
5 tbsp olive oil
2 cloves garlic
Juice 1 lemon
S+P
Toast pine nuts, leave to cool then blitz everything

Can swap pine nuts for any other nut, eg cashews, walnuts, brazils. And use other herbs eg parsley, coriander

[GrumpyHoonMain]

Follow a basil pesto recipe but replace the parmesan with ground cashews.

[WilmaJean]

You won't be able to do this until wild garlic is in season but the vegan version of this is delicious. www.thefoodwife.co.uk/?p=1080

[Sjl479]

Not really pesto but I made a nice sauce a few days ago - jar of roasted peppers and the oil they came in, 3 cloves of garlic, about 100g of cashew nuts, splash of apple cider vinegar. All whizzed up in the blender. Kind of a romesco. I made it to go over potatoes but the leftover sauce was really good on spaghetti