Five minutes creamy pesto, much lighter than the classic one.
Prep Time5mins
Course: Main Course, Sauce
Keyword: basil, pesto, sauce, tofu, vegan
Servings: 2people
Equipment
Blender
Ingredients
1cupbasil leaves , (and their tender stems)
100gtofu
1/2tbspolive oil
1clovegarlic
1chunk zucchini
salt
Instructions
Put everything in the mixer and blend until smooth.Use the sauce for noodles, zoodles or as a bread spread.
Notes
If you have a fairly good blender you could include the basil stems as well. For this recipe, I removed just the very hard ones and kept all the rest. The zucchini helps with the consistency and could be easily substituted with green peas or half an avocado.