❄️ Freeze
Basil & Herb Pesto
Vivid green pesto for orzo, minestrone, gnocchi and beans.
400 mlBatch
8Meals
Storage: Fridge 5 days · Freeze 3 months ★ (ice-cube trays)
❄️ Freeze in Souper Cubes: 2-Tbsp tray (30 ml) · 1 cube per meal
Batch ingredients
Makes 400 ml.
- 80 g basil3 cups basil
- 60 g toasted pine nuts (or almonds)½ cup toasted pine nuts (or almonds)
- 3 tbsp nutritional yeast3 tbsp nutritional yeast
- 2 garlic cloves2 garlic cloves
- 150 ml olive oil⅔ cup olive oil
- 1 lemon, juiced1 lemon, juiced
- saltsalt
Method
- Blitz basil, nuts, nutritional yeast, garlic and lemon.
- Stream in the olive oil to a coarse paste.
- Season.
- Freeze in ice-cube trays, then bag the cubes — drop one straight into hot pasta.
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