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Paper Roses

(7,473 posts)
Tue Sep 23, 2014, 11:21 AM Sep 2014

Does anyone in this group have a good recipe for Pesto without Pine Nuts or Walnuts?

I have a small but great crop of basil this year. I have dried it every year but have never used all of my stash. I have also frozen the basil. This year I would like to try and make pesto that I could freeze in portions for one person.
Since allergies prevent me from using any recipe with nuts(also pine allergies), I can't seem to find anything on line that I could use.
Any recipe without nuts of any kind in your recipe box?

Although I will wait a few weeks before frost to pull the plants, I think my little crop would yield about 8 cups of leaves.
Thanks for any help.
PR

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Does anyone in this group have a good recipe for Pesto without Pine Nuts or Walnuts? (Original Post) Paper Roses Sep 2014 OP
we don't even use the nuts or cheese anymore... NRaleighLiberal Sep 2014 #1
pesto w/o nuts is called pestu flamin lib Sep 2014 #2
I use sunflower seeds alfie Sep 2014 #3
My basil has been in overdrive for the past 4 weeks. I made pesto with basil, EVOO, japple Sep 2014 #4
French sauce pistou Warpy Sep 2014 #5
For a nutricious kick...Spinach! trof Sep 2014 #6

NRaleighLiberal

(60,014 posts)
1. we don't even use the nuts or cheese anymore...
Tue Sep 23, 2014, 11:49 AM
Sep 2014

just put basil leaves in the food processor and add olive oil until it forms a paste - we then freeze it in brownie pans and cut it into cubes which we store in zip top freezer bags. That way we can either use it as is to season soups or sauces, or add the cheese and some minced garlic if we want more of that flavoring.

Stores that way for a year or more!

flamin lib

(14,559 posts)
2. pesto w/o nuts is called pestu
Tue Sep 23, 2014, 12:10 PM
Sep 2014

Its my favorite way of preserving the summer crop of basil. Basil leaves, garlic, parm and olive oil. Blend to a paste and freeze in ice cube trays. Sorry, I never measure anything and it never tastes exactly the same but it makes a great addition to soups and other recipes.

japple

(9,825 posts)
4. My basil has been in overdrive for the past 4 weeks. I made pesto with basil, EVOO,
Tue Sep 23, 2014, 05:18 PM
Sep 2014

walnuts and garlic, but you could easily leave out the walnuts. I think I did put lemon juice in to help it keep that bright green color. I froze it in baby food jars.

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