Vegan Pesto Recipe

This vegan pesto recipe replaces the traditional cheese with nutritional yeast, which replicates the umami-rich flavour of Italian Parmesan. Stir it through pasta for a quick and simple vegan main.

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50g of pine nuts
1/2 garlic clove
20g of basil leaves
25ml of extra virgin olive oil
25ml of olive oil
1 tsp nutritional yeast
salt, to taste
lemon juice, to taste

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Toast the pine nuts in a hot dry pan until starting to colour

Using a mortar and pestle or a blender, grind together the nuts, garlic and basil leaves to a paste then stir in the oil

Stir in the nutritional yeast, salt and lemon juice. Taste and adjust the seasoning if needed

First published in 2019

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