Avocado Pesto (Dairy Free)

Avocado is used in this pesto recipe instead of a hard cheese which gives way to a very creamy pesto sauce that is great slathered over veggies, meat, fish, vegetable noodles, a piece of bread, in a sandwich…oh the list goes on.  I could eat this out of the jar with a spoon!  Simple to make and tasty to eat!  I sometimes find regular pesto a bit oily, so this is a great alternative.   Avocado’s are a great superfood, packed with nutrients and heart-healthy compounds too!

Store in the refrigerator .  I kept mine in a jar with a screw-top lid and it kept for a week.

INGREDIENTS

1 avocado, ripe

1 cup fresh basil leaves

1/3 cup pine nuts

3 cloves garlic, peeled andchopped

Juice of 1 lemon

2 tblspns olive oil

salt and pepper to taste

METHOD

• Peel the avocado, remove the stone and cut into chunks.
• Place all the ingredients into a food processor or a blender and blitz until smooth.
• Season with salt and pepper to taste.
• Eat and enjoy!