Yield: 1.5 Cups
Easy Pea Pesto
An easy 3-minute pea pesto recipe, perfect with pasta or as a spread on crostini. A healthy pesto recipe made without basil
Prep Time
5 minutes
Total Time
5 minutes
Ingredients
- 1.5 cups frozen peas
- 35g parmesan cheese
- 1/3 cup olive oil
- ¼ cup sunflower seeds
- 2 teaspoon lemon juice
- 1 garlic clove
Instructions
- Defrost the peas if you are using frozen
- Place all the ingredients in a food processor
- Blitz until smooth
- If you want a more liquid consistency add a little more oil
- Store in an airtight container for 3 days in the fridge
Notes
- Sunflower seeds can be substituted with unsalted cashew nuts or pine nuts
- Try stirring through pasta for a quick vegetarian meal
- Serve as a dip or as a spread on toast
- You may like it seasoned with a little salt and pepper, but taste it first.