Dairy free pesto dip

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!

Dairy free pesto dip DSC05296Jumping 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. Dairy free pesto dip DSC05282

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.

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Dairy free pesto dip
 
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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:
  1. Add cashews and garlic to the food processor and blend for a minute or until like thick bread crumbs
  2. Then add the basil, nutritional yeast, lemon juice and salt, blend until well combined.
  3. Remove from mixture the food processor and transfer to a medium sized bowl.
  4. Add the oil gradually mixing in with a fork until oil is blended with the mixture.
  5. 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.
 

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