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Cashew Basil Pesto


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Cashew Basil PestoYou can make fresh basil pesto without expensive pine nuts, cashews work just as great! Easy to whip up and pesto has many uses.

Some ways you can eat pesto:

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- Dip or spread
- Pizza sauce/base
- Tossed in salad, rice, pasta, vegetables
- Garnish for soup, fish, meats
- And so much more!

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 2-5 minutes

Total Time: 15 minutes

Yield: 1 cup pesto

Ingredients:

Cashew Basil Pesto
 

Steps:

  1. Add cheese into your food processor and pulse until finely grated.
  2. Parmesan cheese in food processor
     
  3. Add garlic cloves, cashews, basil and pulse.
  4. Cashews, garlic and cheese in food processor
     
    Basil added to processor
     
  5. Slowly incorporate oil. Then dash of salt and pepper to taste.
  6. oil added to processor
     
    Cashew Basil Pesto in processor
     
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  7. I served my pesto with orzo and sausage cooked over the stovetop. Tossed orzo with pesto and had an quick and easy meal prepared.
  8. Cashew Basil Pesto
     

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June 15, 20180 found this helpful

Cooked garbanzo beans / chick peas are another terrific substitute for pine nuts.

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June 15, 20180 found this helpful

Thanks! I have a son-in-law who is highly allergic to nuts.

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Anonymous
June 15, 20180 found this helpful

Ooooh...that is great to know! I love pesto but my hubby can't eat any kind of nut (sadly including cashews). I will have to try this. It sounds...quite yummy!! Thanks for sharing!!

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June 15, 20180 found this helpful

Thank you!! :)

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June 15, 20180 found this helpful

I will keep that in mind when I am out of cashews *

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July 28, 20180 found this helpful

Good. I don't like the taste of pine nuts.

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