In an ideal world I would make this with a mortar and pestle. I have done so before and the result is a slightly better tasting pesto, but time convenience wins out for me and I use the food processor!
Jumping on the bandwagon of my Christmas in July series, this recipe actually makes a perfect recipe to hand make and give to friends around Christmas time – a time when we are entertaining lots and attending Christmas end of year celebrations that would call for some lovely pesto dip. 
This is a dairy free recipe and I have used nutritional yeast to add a “cheese” like flavour. If you do not have dairy free dietary requirements then you could just add some of your favourite cheese.
Dairy free pesto dip
Author:: PlanningQueen
Recipe type: Condiments
Ingredients:
- 2 cups fresh basil leaves
- 3 garlic cloves
- 1 ½ cup raw cashews
- 1 tbsp nutritional yeast
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- ½ tsp Himalayan Pink Salt
- ½ cup olive oil
Method:
- Add cashews and garlic to the food processor and blend for a minute or until like thick bread crumbs
- Then add the basil, nutritional yeast, lemon juice and salt, blend until well combined.
- Remove from mixture the food processor and transfer to a medium sized bowl.
- Add the oil gradually mixing in with a fork until oil is blended with the mixture.
- Store in an air-tight container in the fridge.
Notes:
This can last in the fridge for 2 - 3 days. If you still have some left after that point, you can freeze it in ice cube trays to save for another day.
Our family menu plan for the week
Day | Week Commencing 20th July |
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| Mon |  | Slow cooker roast lamb |
| Tue |  | Spaghetti and Zucchini Bolognese |
| Wed |   | Slow cooker butter chicken baby spinach.jpg" width="150" height="150" /> Sautéed baby spinach |
| Thu |  | Souvlaki |
| Fri | Pasta carbonara | Slow cooker chicken noodle soup |
| Sat |  | Tacos with homemade seasoning |
| Sun |  | Chicken Wings, Baked Potatoes and Corn |
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