green pesto

A nut free pesto recipe, perfect for those with nut allergies. Made similar to a traditional Italian green pesto. Using fresh basil, parmesan, garlic, extra virgin olive oil and lemon seasoned with salt and pepper it&#39;s a pesto without pine nuts that&#39;s still full of flavour.  Makes enough for a pasta basil sauce to serve 4 -6 people.See blog post for storage and freezing tips.

Nut Free Pesto Basil Sauce

70 g Basil leaves (Fresh)

g Parmesan Cheese (Grated)

tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Garlic (Garlic Puree)

Salt & Pepper

Lemon (Juice)

Basil

Add basil leaves, parmesan and garlic into a food processor

Process

Process the mixture in short bursts until well chopped.

Add olive oil, a squeeze of lemon juice, salt and pepper to taste.

Blend

Food Processor or Hand Blender Method

Prepare

Chop the basil, add to pestle and mortar with the parmesan and garlic puree. Grind to make a thick paste.Add olive oil, salt, pepper and a squeeze of lemon. Continue to grind until at desired texture

Pestle and Mortar Pesto Method

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A nut free pesto recipe, perfect for those with nut allergies. Made similar to a traditional Italian green pesto.
Using fresh basil, parmesan, garlic, extra virgin olive oil and lemon seasoned with salt and pepper it's a pesto without pine nuts that's still full of flavour.
Makes enough for a pasta basil sauce to serve 4 -6 people.
See blog post for storage and freezing tips.

Try out this Pesto King Prawn Pasta for a quick midweek meal. Simple step by step guide showing you how to make this easy seafood pasta from scratch. Amazing shrimp recipe with a great green pesto spicy sauce. Ready in 20 minutes.Raw King Prawn cooked with garlic, chilli and cherry tomatoes. Fusilli Lunghi / spaghetti or linguine can be added with a homemade or shop brought basil pesto.Finished off with a sprinkle of parmesan and basil leaves.UK &amp; US measurements given

Pesto King Prawn Pasta

Pasta (Linguine, Spaghetti, Fusilli Lunghi)

tsp Olive Oil

tsp Garlic Puree (or 2 cloves crushed garlic)

tsp Chilli Puree (1 finely chopped/ crushed chilli pepper)

Raw King Prawns

Cherry Tomatoes (Halved)

190 gram Basil Pesto

Salt and Pepper (to taste)

Parmesan (Grated to serve)

tbsp Fresh Basil Leaves (Optional)

Pasta

Bring a large pan of salted water to boil over high heat, cook pasta to time on packet instructions.

Meanwhile, heat olive oil, garlic and chilli in a large frying pan over medium heat.

Prawns

Add king prawns, stir them through the oil.

Cook

Then add cherry tomatoes and season with salt &amp; pepper.Cook on medium heat for 5-8 mins. Stirring occasionally.

Drain

Pesto

Add basil pesto stir in on medium heat for 2-3 minutes, until warmed through.

Parmesan

Serve prawn pasta with a generous scattering of parmesan, salt and pepper and some fresh basil leaves.Enjoy!!

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Try out this Pesto King Prawn Pasta for a quick midweek meal. Simple step by step guide showing you how to make this easy seafood pasta from scratch.
Amazing shrimp recipe with a great green pesto spicy sauce. Ready in 20 minutes.
Raw King Prawn cooked with garlic, chilli and cherry tomatoes. Fusilli Lunghi / spaghetti or linguine can be added with a homemade or shop brought basil pesto.
Finished off with a sprinkle of parmesan.
UK & US measurements given

This vegetarian carrot leaf pesto allows you to reduce waste, one carrot leaf at a time. With less than ten ingredients and 10 minutes of your time, you can blend up a delicious batch of waste reduction pesto!

Carrot Leaf Pesto

carrot leaves (stems removed)

extra virgin olive oil

parmesan cheese

garlic

pinenuts

pistachios

tsp sea salt

tsp black pepper

lemon (juiced)

green chilli (de-seeded - optional)

Grind the nuts in a hand-held blender or food processor.

Add the parmesan, garlic, salt and pepper and quickly blitz.

Add the rest of the ingredients and blend until you obtain a consistency you like.

The longer you blend, the smoother the pesto would be. If you like it very runny, you can add more olive oil.

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This vegetarian carrot leaf pesto is great to top any pasta dish. It&#39;s quick to make and even allows you to reduce waste, one carrot leaf at a time.

This mild spinach-basil pesto tastes fresh, herbal, and nutty. It is super easy to make in a food processor or blender. Toss it with any kind of pasta and enjoy! This pesto also tastes delicious in sandwiches (mix with some mayo or cream cheese), on pizza (add a drizzle of olive oil), as a dip (mix with some sour cream), and as addition to salad vinaigrettes!

Spinach-Basil Pesto Pasta

oz (225 g) maccheroncini or any other pasta

(40 g) baby spinach leaves

(10 g) fresh basil leaves

olive oil

(20 g) grated Parmesan cheese,

salt

lemon,

Cook pasta

Bring salted water to a boil, add pasta, and cook according to the package instructions, 8-10 minutes.

Blend pesto

While the pasta is cooking, combine spinach, basil, olive oil, walnuts, Parmesan, and salt in a food processor or blender. Blend until the mixture is well blended, pausing to scrape down the sides as necessary. If you prefer a chunkier pesto, stop processing while it still has some texture.

Taste and adjust

Taste, and adjust salt if necessary. If you feel it lacks zing, add a squeeze of lemon juice or some grated lemon zest.

How to store pesto

Drain pasta, but reserve some of the pasta water. Toss pasta with the pesto and add some of the pasta water, if needed. Serve with grated Parmesan cheese.

This is a wonderful, zingy dish, perfect for a lunch out in the garden - use our recipe for homemade pesto to make it extra special

Pasta salad with pesto & prawns

dried short pasta

peeled cooked prawn

tbsp (100 grams/4 ounces) green pesto

mayonnaise

juice of ½ lemon or lime

parsley

basil leaves

lemon wedges,

Plunge the pasta into a large pan of salted boiling water and cook according to packet instructions until al dente. Drain the pasta into a colander and hold it under cold running water to cool it down quickly.

Shake off the excess water and tip the pasta into a large bowl. Toss in 1 tbsp olive oil to coat thoroughly (this helps stop the pasta from sticking together), then add the prawns.

Mix the pesto, mayonnaise and lemon or lime juice with some salt and pepper to taste. If you need to slacken the mixture a bit, stir in a little more olive oil. Pour the pesto dressing over the pasta and prawns and give everything a good stir. Add the parsley and basil leaves and stir again, then pile into your serving dish and serve scattered with extra shredded basil leaves, plus lemon wedges for squeezing over the salad.

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