Thursday, 2 August 2018

AVOCADO PEANUTS PESTO


Happy New Month Lovelies! It's August! We survived the beginning of the second half of the year and here we find ourselves in another new month. I know I haven't been posting a lot but I promise this new month brings with it new delicious recipes that you will enjoy. So I was racking my brain trying to find a bit of inspiration for this new month and I thought why not make it a theme month! So the idea was born to create recipes for a whole month using the same ingredient to cone up with different dishes. The first thing that came to mind were Avocados. I love this fruit and I would put it on any food from bread, to rice, to eggs to even salads. Avocados are so versatile, who knew you could make so much with such a humble fruit? So my theme for this month is #AvocadoAugust! So excited for what I have in store for you guys! I'll be posting every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. Yeah I know, such a huge commitment but letting you guys know will somehow make you to be my responsibility partners . And also I want you guys to know which days to look forward to for new recipes. So to start us off on this #AvodacoAugust month is Pesto! You guessed it, Avocado Pesto. I had never made Pesto before so I am excited to share with you my recipe that I used peanuts instead of the traditional cashew nuts. You can roast your own peanuts or buy the ready roasted ones. If you're allergic to peanuts you can totally leave them out, the avocado is rich enough on its own. What ingredients have you guys added to your pesto to make it that much more delicious? Looking forward to sharing the best that is Avocado recipes. Cheers to the new month and cheers to good food made real good!
INGREDIENTS


2 Avocados
1 Garlic clove
100g Roasted Peanuts
2 Bunches Cilantro
1 Lemon zest and juice
1 Teaspoon Chilli Flakes
4 Tablespoons Olive oil
Pinch salt

METHOD


Chop the avocados and pour into a food processor or high powered blender


Add in the chopped cilantro


Add zest of lemon and garlic


Add roasted peanuts


Pour in the lemon juice


Sprinkle the chilli flakes and salt


While blending gradually add in the olive oil slowly until incorporated


I loved my pesto a bit chunky but you can blend to your desired consistency


How smooth rich and delicious does that pesto look? You can literally down it just as is!



AVOCADO PEANUTS PESTO

Recipe by Mulunga Alukwe

Prep time: 05 Minutes
Cook time: 05 Minutes
Total time: 10 Minutes
Yield: 3 Servings
Ingredients
  • 2 Avocados
  • 1 Garlic Clove
  • 100g Roasted Peanuts
  • 2 Bunches Cilantro
  • 1 Lemon Zest and Jiuce
  • 1 Teaspoon Chili Flakes
  • 4 Tablespoons Olive Oil
  • Pinch Salt
Cooking Directions
  1. Chop the avocados and pour into a food processor or high powered blender
  2. Add in the chopped cilantro. Add zest of lemon and garlic. Add roasted peanuts. Pour in the lemon juice. Sprinkle the chili flakes and salt. Blend
  3. While blending gradually add in the olive oil slowly until incorporated
  4. Blend to your desired consistency, chunky or smooth

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