Monday, November 9, 2009

No-Nut Pesto

With a nut allergy, pesto was a much-heard about, but off-limits sauce :(


After seeing a few recipes that hinted pesto could be made without nuts, I decided I needed to give this pesto thing a try.  It has a really easy cast of characters....


And, goes together in a pinch. Plus, you can make it ahead of time and freeze it so as to enjoy pesto at any time :)

No-Nut Pesto - Adapted from Two Peas and Their Pod

1 C fresh basil leaves
2 garlic cloves, minced
1/8 C Parmesan cheese, grated
1 splash lemon juice
pepper and salt to taste
1/8 C olive oil

Wash/rinse those basil leaves, and strain dry.


Place the basil leaves, along with the olive oil, salt/pepper, garlic, lemon juice and Parmesan cheese into a blender or food processor.


Blend away!*


*Mine took some blending and some stirring. I think it would be easier in a food processor... but, alas, my blender will have to do.

Scoop out and store until ready to use.


Oh, yeah, taste some... and savor your first bite of pesto :)

This post is linked to - Slightly Indulgent Mondays, Ingredient Spotlight

8 comments:

  1. Jim and I have the exact same blender. woot! :P

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  2. This looks good. Even though I don't have a nut allergy I've never made my own pesto because pine nuts are pretty expensive .. it always just seemed cheaper to buy it. Maybe I'll try it this way.

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  3. Great idea! It looks really good.

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  4. This looks wonderful. Could you use pumpkin or safflower seeds as a substitute for nuts?

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  5. Looks delicious. I was thinking sunflower seeds would be great too, if you can eat them.

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  6. Thank you thank you thank you! I am not technically allergic to pine nuts- but it has never seemed like it would be worth the risk. Now I have a recipe. thanks.

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  7. Oh pesto, how I love thee! Thanks for linking up your recipe to Ingredient Spotlight.

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  8. so funny, I just Googled pesto without nuts a couple of weeks ago, and I believe this is the recipe I followed!

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