{"id":389,"date":"2012-01-09T22:54:00","date_gmt":"2012-01-10T03:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/veganlovlie.com\/?p=389"},"modified":"2019-04-24T22:04:47","modified_gmt":"2019-04-25T02:04:47","slug":"vegan-pesto-made-in-mortar-and-pestle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/veganlovlie.com\/vegan-pesto-made-in-mortar-and-pestle\/","title":{"rendered":"Vegan Pesto made in a Mortar and Pestle"},"content":{"rendered":"

I realised that I had never actually featured any pesto recipe here before. With my nut allergy, I don’t actually make pesto that often. But I was inspired to make a nut-free version when I got this mortar and pestle as a Kris Kindle<\/a> (Secret Santa) gift for Christmas in the office. What a thoughtful gift!<\/p>\n

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Did you know that pesto<\/a> infact originates from the use of a pestle to make it? (It’s from the Genoese <\/a>word Pest\u00e2 (Italian: pestare), which means to pound, to crush, in reference to the original method of preparation, with marble mortar and wooden pestle).<\/p>\n

While it does sound like it involves a bit of work to grind pesto in this way, it actually is very agreeable. The fragrances that are released during grinding are really exquisite and the result is a much tastier pesto despite the fact that this one was a nut-free version.<\/p>\n

This is also garlic free but feel free to add it in if you like.<\/p>\n

Vegan Nut-Free Pesto<\/b><\/p>\n

Ingredients (yields only about 2 tablespoons of pesto)<\/b><\/p>\n

25g, washed, fresh basil leaves
\n1 tablespoons olive oil, as needed
\n1 tablespoon nutritional yeast (adjust to taste)
\n1 teaspoon lemon juice
\nSea salt, to taste<\/p>\n

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