5 pesto sticks Recipes

courgette and garden herb pesto, courgette, coarsely grated, pine nuts, golden linseeds, parmesan cheese, grated, spinach, extra virgin olive oil, onion, finely diced, garlic, crushed, mixed herbs such as mint , lemon thyme, parsley, basil, oregano, salt and freshly cracked black pepper, juice of 1 lemon, heat a non-stick frying pan and saute the onions, garlic and seasoning in 2tbsp of the oil until golden about 4 -5 minutes. add the courgettes and saute for 1 minute. let the mixture cool., toast the linseeds and pine nuts and add to the sauteed onion and courgette mixture, cool., place the herbs , spinach, lemon juice, parmesan and remaining oil in the thermomix bowl and blend until still coarse., add the herb mixture to the cooled sauteed onion, courgette and nut mixture. adjust the seasoning if needed and let the flavours develop for about 20 minutes., food fanatics tips, do not be tempted to add too much oil, the mixture must be dry to prevent the bread becoming claggy. place the leftover pesto in a clean jar cover the surface with extra oil and keep refrigerated, it should last for up to 1 week.

frozen cheese pizza, store-bought pesto, ball fresh mozzarella , cut into 1/4-inch-thick slices, sun-dried tomatoes, drained and thinly sliced

carrots, garlic, halved, lemon zest, chopped parsley, chopped fresh dill, olive oil, lemon juice

ribs celery, cut into sticks or, store bought precut celery sticks, carrots, peeled and cut into sticks, or 10 oz store bought package carrot sticks, red bell pepper, seeded and cut into strips lengthwise, scallions, trimmed, zucchini, cut into sticks, basil leaves, flat-leaf parsley tops, garlic , cracked away from skin, lemon , zested and juiced, walnut pieces, a couple of handfuls, grated parmigiano-reggiano, extra-virgin olive oil , eyeball it, salt and freshly ground black pepper