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Vegan Wild Garlic Pesto

This is one of our favourite Pestos. A little bit spicy and bursting with flavour. You can use it as you would a traditional pesto. Its great with pasta, Fantastic in a sandwich and delicious to dip in. maybe even just to eat straight out of the jar with a spoon!
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Course: ingredients, pesto, Sauces & Dressings, sauces and spreads, Sides
Cuisine: Vegan
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 5 minutes
Total Time: 10 minutes
Servings: 20
Calories: 108kcal
Author: Yasmin

Equipment

  • Food Processor
  • Frying pan)
  • Sharp Knife
  • Glass Storage Jar
  • Zester (or a standard Grater with a Zester)

Ingredients

  • 200 g Wild Garlic
  • 100 g Raw Pine Nuts
  • 1 Lemon Zest
  • ½ Lemon Juice
  • ½ teaspoon Black Pepper
  • ½ teaspoon Salt
  • 4 ½ tablespoon Nutritional Yeast
  • ½ cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil plus a little extra for topping the jar

Instructions

  • Put the Pine nuts in a frying pan and toast them over a medium heat, moving them around the pan regularly, for 5 to 6 minutes.
    100 g Raw Pine Nuts
  • Put all of the ingredients in a Food Processor and blitz until an even Pesto consistency.
    200 g Wild Garlic, 1 Lemon Zest, ½ Lemon Juice, ½ teaspoon Black Pepper, ½ teaspoon Salt, 4 ½ tablespoon Nutritional Yeast, ½ cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil
  • Transfer your Pesto into a jar, spread the top out evenly and then cover with 1 ½ tablespoons of Olive Oil.

Notes

Don't over blend your Pesto, this would result in a Puree consistency. Pulsing together all the ingredients (as opposed to sticking on to blend for several minutes), is important as it will allow you to have more control over the consistency.

Nutrition

Calories: 108kcal | Carbohydrates: 6g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 61mg | Potassium: 66mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 2IU | Vitamin B1: 1mg | Vitamin B2: 1mg | Vitamin B3: 1mg | Vitamin B5: 1mg | Vitamin B6: 1mg | Vitamin C: 5mg | Vitamin E: 1mg | Vitamin K: 6µg | Calcium: 27mg | Copper: 1mg | Folate: 2µg | Iron: 1mg | Manganese: 1mg | Magnesium: 13mg | Phosphorus: 29mg | Selenium: 1µg | Zinc: 1mg