An easy and delicious recipe for Easy Avocado Pesto which can be served as an appetizer or as a pasta sauce. Vegan, low carbohydrate, and Mediterranean diet friendly.
Avocados- 2. The avocados should be pittedpeeled and diced.
Basil- 1 cupfresh leaves.
Pine nuts– ¼ cup. You can sub in chopped walnutschopped pecans, or even pistachios for the pine nuts
Olive Oil- 3 tablespoons. You can add additional as needed to make this into a sauce.
Lemon Juice- 2 tablespoons. That is about one small lemon. Garlic- 3 cloves chopped.
Seasonings to taste. This can include Saltand/or Pepper.
Instructions
Combine together the avocado, basil and nuts in the processor or blender and pulse until the ingredients are chopped but, not mashed together.
Add the olive oil, lemon juice and garlic and blend or process until you reach your desired consistency or until blended. Season as desired.
Serve immediately or store well covered in the refrigerator.
Recipe Notes
I mentioned that you should use a ripe avocado in this recipe. The avocado should be peeled with the pit removed and then diced up.Also mentioned, Pine nuts are the usual 'nut' ingredient that is part of the usual pesto. However, pine nuts can be hard to find. You can easily sub in chopped walnuts, chopped pecans, or even pistachios for the pine nuts.
originally posted:
April 30, 2020
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