Recipe and source notes

Oil Free Pesto w/ Basil & Avocado

4 servings Source yield

Ingredients

  • 1 cup (40g) Fresh Basil (packed)
  • 1/2 a Ripe Avocado
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 1/4 cup (30g) Cashew Nuts
  • 3 tbsp Water
  • 1/4 tsp Sea Salt

Make it step by step

  1. Place all the ingredients except for the water into a food processor and blitz until everything is smooth, scraping down the sides occasionally.
  2. While the food processor is running, add in the water 1 tbsp at a time until you have a creamy pesto.
  3. Serve with your favourite kind of pasta, I chose wholewheat spaghetti. This makes about enough pesto for four portions of pasta.

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Recipe source

Adapted from Foodista by Lauren Short, under CC BY 3.0. Formatting adapted; listed quantities and instructions are retained from the source.

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