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Nutrient powerhouse pesto made with basil ackee and sunflower seeds #vegan
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Basil Ackee Pesto

Try this nutrient packed vegan pesto! Ackees are used in place of the cheese and oil and sunflower seeds instead of nuts.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Servings: 2 cups
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 2 cups Basil tightly packed
  • 1 cup Parboiled ackee
  • 1/2 cup Sunflower seeds soaked, drained and dried
  • 2 to 8 cloves of Garlic finely sliced
  • 2 tbsps Oil
  • Juice of 1 Lemon
  • Salt to taste
  • 2 tbsps to 1/4 cup Nutritional yeast

Method
 

  1. Heat oil and saute the garlic cloves till softened (this is just to cut the bite of the garlic, if you don't mind a more intense flavour you can skip this step and omit the oil completely)
  2. Combine all ingredients (including the sauteed garlic) in a food processor and pulse till desired consistency is achieved (in cases were a lower range is given for an ingredient, start with the smaller amount and work your way up depending on your taste)
    Basil and #ackee pesto, nutrient packed sauce, dip or spread #vegan
  3. Adjust salt
  4. Enjoy