One of our favourite things to see on a platter is a beautiful basil pesto, and because we know that everything tastes better when you make it yourself we thought why not give it a try. This recipe utilises The Brothers Green Nutritional New Zealand Hemp Seed Oil and NZ Hemp Hearts.
What's Better Than Pesto? Homemade Hemp Pesto!
One of our favourite things to see on a platter is a beautiful basil pesto, and because we know that everything tastes better when you make it yourself we thought why not give it a try. This easy homemade Hemp Basil Pesto is a super simple recipe packed with NZ hemp and punchy flavours. You can have this pesto on a platter, on top of salad, or mixed through pasta to make a delicious fresh, creamy, nutty pasta sauce.
Ingredients:
- 2-3 cups of fresh basil
- 3 tbsp The Brothers Green Hemp Seed Oil
- 2 tbsp lemon
- 2 tbsp nutritional yeast
- ¼ cup of nuts - either pine, cashew, pumpkin, macadamia
- 2 tbsp The Brothers Green Hemp Hearts
- 1-2 garlic cloves
- ¼ tsp salt & pepper
Method:
- Put all the ingredients in a food processor until it's at the consistency you prefer - we like ours chunky.
- Store in a jar in the fridge.