Healthy 5-Minute Vegan Cashew Pesto

• Vegan
• Gluten free

• Produce

  • 120 g Basil, fresh
  • 6 cloves Garlic, Roasted

• Condiments

  • 2 tbsp Lemon juice

• Baking & Spices

  • 50 g Nutritional yeast flakes
  • 1 Dash Salt

• Oils & Vinegars

  • 2 tbsp Olive oil

• Nuts & Seeds

  • 150 g Fairtrade cashews

• Liquids

  • 150 ml Water, HOT

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Description

Ingredients

• 150g Fairtrade cashews (soaked for at least four hours, or boiled for 15 minutes, then drained)
• 150ml hot water (approximately)
• 120g fresh basil
• 50g nutritional yeast flakes
• 6 cloves roasted garlic
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 2 tbsp lemon juice
• Dash salt (optional)

Directions

• Place the cashews into a blender, and blitz until you have a fine meal.
• Add the water, a little at a time, and continue to process until the cashews form a thick cream.
• Add the rest of the ingredients, and blitz for for another couple of minutes, until you have a creamy paste.
• Serve with your favourite pasta, on top of baked potatoes, or anywhere youd usually use pesto. For added decadence, sprinkle over a couple of spoonfuls of my vegan parmesan.

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