Homemade pesto, 5 antiage recipes

Homemade pesto, 5 antiage recipes!

Prepare pesto at home it is, lighter, tastier & rich in omega 3!

Pesto is normally used a fast alternative & contains very good vegetable ingredients especially the green leaf ones, hence rich in chlorophyll, vitamins, omega 3 & omega 6.  Many variants of pesto exist but it is always best to prepare them at home & choose the ingredients we find best & more useful, we can also mix & ingredients & have fun trying out new recipes.

ALMOND & BEET PESTO

This recipe helps PREVENT STROKE & HEART ATTACK

Ingredients for 4 persons:

• 2 bunches fresh beets preferabily bio
• 5 peeled bio almonds
• 2 handfuls bio pine nuts
• 2 bio cashew nuts
• 1 garlic wedge
• 1 spoon nutritional yeast flakes
• 2 spoons extra virgin olive oil
• A pinch of brown sea salt

PREPARATION:

Rinse the beets well & boil in a pot in abbundant salted water.  Pass them in a pan for about 10 minutes, than drain them & let them cool for about 20 minutes.  Blend them together with the pine nuts, almonds, cashew nuts, garlic, olive oil & yeast.   At the end add the salt.  You should have obtained a smooth & dense cream ideal to be used as a dressing for quinoa, rice or spelt.

ROCKET SALAD & WALNUT PESTO

This pesto REJUVENATES THE NEURONS.

Ingredients for 4 persons:

• 1 bunch of fresh rocket salad
• 2 wedges fresh garlic
• 1 handful bio pine nuts
• 1 spoon walnut kernels or almonds
• 2 spoons sesame oil
• 1 pinch of brown sea salt
• 1 pinch of black pepper

PREPARATION

Pour all the ingredients into a mixer starting from the garlic wedges & salt.  Add the rocket salad leaves & continue mixing.  Than the pine nuts & finally the oil.  This pesto can be used as a dressing for spelt spaghetti with cherry tomatoes or in stuffed pasta.

ROASTED HAZELNUT & NETTLE PESTO

Ideal for disposing of waste from the arteries.

Ingredients for 4 persons:

• 200g soft nettle
• 2 wedges fresh garlic
• 2 sundried tomatoes
• 2 spoons brown bread crumbs
• A handful ground hazelnuts
• 2 teaspoons extra virgin olive oil & brown sea salt

PREPARATION:

Boil the nettle leaves for a few minutes, drain them & let them cool.  Put them in a pan & add the garlic, tomatoes, oil & salt.  Let them cook for a couple of minutes & blend everything in the mixer.  On the side in another pan toast the breadcrumbs & hazelnuts together (these will be used to garnish the plate).  Nettle pesto is rich in precious nutrients, ideal to regulate our bowel & against spring tiredness, it is ideal with pasta or wholegrain cereals, but excellent also with snacks like tartins or food grade activated charcoal buns.

AVOCADO & GINGER PESTO

AGAINST “BAD” CHOLESTEROL

Ingredients for 4 persons:

• 1 mature avocado
• 30g peeled almonds
• 20g basil leaves
• a pinch of brown salt
• 1/2 bio lemon juice
• a pinch of fresh grated ginger
• 1 wedge garlic

PREPARATION: Peel the avocado & remove the stone, hence blend it together with the basil, garlic, almonds & an ice cube until obtaining a homogenous & dense cream.  Add the salt, ginger & lemon juice & blend once again, ideal as a dressing in many dishes or as a spread on rye bread.

SPINACH, PISTACHIO & LEMON PESTO

Reduces triglycerides in excess.

Ingredients for 4 persons:

• 2 bunches fresh spinach
• 40g unsalted pistachios
• hemp seeds & 2 wedges fresh garlic
• 2 spoons grated aged cheese
• 1 spoon extra virgin olive oil
• a pinch of brown sea salt
• untreated lemon rind

PREPARATION:

Bring the spinach to a boil, than in a mixer blend together pistachios & hemp seeds until almost grinding them.  Add the garlic wedges, spinach, cheese & oil.  Blend together until obtaining a smooth cream than can be diluted with water if too dense.  Add the salt and lemon juice for taste.  It is ideal for crepes or focaccia.

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