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Caption: Vegan & Nut Free
Basil Pesto
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Caption: 30g fresh basil leaves
30g sunflower seeds
45 - 55ml olive oil
1 peeled garlic clove*
pinch of coarse sea salt
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Caption: recipe yields roughly 100ml pesto
*use half clove of garlic if preferred
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Caption: Crush garlic clove and salt in a pestle and mortar.
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Caption: Add basil and sunflower seeds. Create a paste.
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Caption: It might take a while to create a paste with sunflower seeds. Just keep at it. You're looking for a coarse consistency here.
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Caption: Add olive oil and carry on combining everything in pestle and mortar.
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