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Vegan Broccoli Pesto
Ingredients
Essential kit
You will need: a blender.
Method
Steam the broccoli for around 6 minutes, until a vibrant green and tender. Remove from the heat and run under a cold tap to stop the cooking process. Drain and allow to cool completely.
Put the walnuts, garlic, fresh basil, lemon juice and zest and olive oil into a blender and blitz to a rough paste. Add the broccoli, nutritional yeast, chilli flakes and a hefty pinch of salt and pepper. Blitz again until the mix starts to get smoother. If you want it looser, add a dash more olive oil. Test and season if necessary.
Transfer the pesto to a jar for serving/storing. It will keep in the fridge for about a week. You can drizzle some additional olive oil on the top to help keep it moist.
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