Place the basil, garlic, parmesan and
pinenuts in a food processor and blend until combined.
I've never used
pinenuts in pesto because my sister is allergic.
I also made some other substitutions: 5 T coconut oil + 2 T lemon juice for the margarine, 1 T kuzu for the cornstarch, and I used a combination of almonds, cashews, and
pinenuts in the filling.
Not exact matches
The second time I soaked the dates
in boiling water to soften them and then I just used a blender stick to blend the dates with sweet potato and maple syrup (much easier than a processor) I also made a budget version and used regular cocoa powder, 1/2 honey 1/2 maple syrup, no
pinenuts - just 1/2 cup of coconut flour and 1/2 cornflour, I also added chopped walnuts.
I sauteed the pineapple
in some brown butter and rum, added honey and
pinenuts, and flavored the mascarpone cream with some orange zest and vanilla.
The
pinenuts were soft from being marinated
in the dressing, which is another reason I enjoyed them (normally, I'm not a fan).
I can't eat nuts except
pinenuts, and they should work great
in this recipe.
Do you toast the
pinenuts before you add them or just put them
in as is??
Will be making this salad, for sure.Some toasted
pinenuts, will be added with aromatic heat from paprika, to bring
in some zing, and a shower of pomegranate for sweetness.
optional add
ins 2 tablespoons golden raisins, roughly chopped 2 tablespoons
pinenuts, lightly toasted on a dry skillet 1 cup cooked lentils (beluga or french green work best)
Tip
in the
pinenuts, garlic cloves, baby corn and ginger.
It was on this first visit that I experienced the power of a sundried tomato and fell
in love with the glorious
pinenut.
Many of the ingredients for this dish I had
in my kitchen from the Roasted Eggplant Pizza (tahini) and the Lentil «Meatballs» and Lemon pesto (
pinenuts, parsley).
Cooked artichokes scooped out to hold warm Israeli couscous simmered
in orange juice and tossed with olives, apricots, raisins and
pinenuts.
METHOD:
In a food processor, combine basil, parmesan, lemon juice and
pinenuts.
I didn't even have a prawn
in the end, I was too busy scoffing the salads — potato with aoli and
pinenuts, brown rice, broccolini and haloumi, and squid and chorizo.