
Silk Road: Vegan Pesto Sauce Recipe
By Chef Rachel Ponce
Prep20 minutes
Neeta's Pairing
Make it the LXV way
Spice blend
Silk Road Spice Blend
Wine pairing
2023 Reserve Cabernet Franc
100% Cabernet Franc from Portico Hills Vineyard, Santa Barbara County. 250 cases. At 1.2 acres, one of the smallest blocks in the portfolio — own-rooted on a steep, nearly 25% grade, yielding a Franc…
A Vegan Pesto Recipe with Silk Road
Ingredients
- * 2 cups tightly packed fresh basil
- * 1/2 cup pine almonds
- * 2 cloves garlic
- * 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
- * 1 pinch sea salt
- * 1 tbsp lime juice
- * 2 tbsp nutritional yeast
- * 1 tsp LXV SILK ROAD SPICE
- In food processor add the basil, almonds and garlic and pulse until the almonds are broken down.
- With motor running slowly, add the extra virgin olive oil.
- Then add the sea salt, LXV Silk Road Spice, lime juice, and the nutritional yeast and pulse until incorporated.
- Enjoy on pasta for vegan options or grilled chicken or steak for meat connoisseurs.
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