This is my take on a handy herb pesto that does not contain cheese, dairy ingredients or gluten. Not everyone is a fan of a very strong basil flavour so in this mix I used coriander, parsley, and basil. I didn’t add garlic as I am not able to tolerate raw garlic. However if you are a garlic fan I suggest that you add garlic to add taste and depth and also health benefits to this ‘pesto’.

I made this in my Nutribullet. I have spoken about this in my previous Herb Blitz recipe here.  If you do not have a NutriBullet with a little bit of effort this should blitz with a hand-held blender or in a food processor or blender.

Handy Herb-Style Pesto

Blitztastic!!

Ingredients:

• Fresh coriander – lots – approximately ½ large container
• Fresh parsley –  about 75:25 with coriander; approximately 1 decent fistful or small container
• Fresh basil leaves – decent fistful depending on how strong you like the basil flavour. I tend to use more coriander and less basil.
• Pine nuts – decent amount toasted under the grill or in a dry frying or sauce pan
• Extra Virgin olive oil – sufficient to allow the blender to blitz all the herbs and not too much so start low and add more as needed.
• 1 to 2 teaspoons hot paprika or chili powder depending on how ‘hot’ you like it!
• Generous seasoning from Celtic, Atlantic or Himalayan salt

Optional:

• If you are a garlic fan add 1/2 to 1 clove of garlic. As it is raw it can taste strong so start tentatively.
• Instead of pine nuts Go Raw sprouted and salted pumpkinseeds taste amazing or salted roasted cashew nuts work superbly also.
• To help the mixture blitz while limiting oil I often add a dash of balsamic vinegar.
• If you wish to add further flavour and healing benefits then try ground dried turmeric and/ or fresh or dried chilli

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