🇮🇹 Vegetarian Pesto 🇮🇹

Name: 🇮🇹 Vegetarian Pesto 🇮🇹
Total time: 420 s
Yield: 1 cup
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 cups basil leaves (washed and padded dry); 1/3 cup pine nuts; 1 tbsp lemon juice; 1/3 cup Parmesan cheese*; 1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil; 1/2 tsp salt; 1/4 tsp black pepper; 1/8 tsp asafetida (hing)

Veggie K @VeggieK

Many people don’t know this but store bought pesto is actually not vegetarian.

The reason is because of the Parmesan cheese in it. Original Parmesan cheeses is made with rennet, an enzyme obtained from the stomach lining of slaughtered calves.

However, there are several companies who have made their mission to provide rennet-free cheese options. BelGioioso and Tillamook are some of them.

Depending on where you live, you can find vegetarian Parmesan cheese available at local grocery stores or online. Just search up “rennet-free” or “ vegetarian” Parmesan cheese near me.

You will notice that non of the nutty and bold flavor of the cheese is altered by the absence of rennet, so the pesto will taste just as rich.

NOTES:

*Make sure to use Parmesan Cheese label as “vegetarian” or with some indication of no animal rennet. If you aren’t sure, check out the company’s website.

#CA2025

Many people don’t know this but store bought pesto is actually not vegetarian.

The reason is because of the Parmesan cheese in it. Original Parmesan cheeses is made with rennet, an enzyme obtained from the stomach lining of slaughtered calves.

However, there are several companies who have made their mission to provide rennet-free cheese options. BelGioioso and Tillamook are some of them.

Depending on where you live, you can find vegetarian Parmesan cheese available at local grocery stores or online. Just search up “rennet-free” or “ vegetarian” Parmesan cheese near me.

You will notice that non of the nutty and bold flavor of the cheese is altered by the absence of rennet, so the pesto will taste just as rich.

NOTES:

*Make sure to use Parmesan Cheese label as “vegetarian” or with some indication of no animal rennet. If you aren’t sure, check out the company’s website.

#CA2025

Veggie K @VeggieK

Many people don’t know this but store bought pesto is actually not vegetarian.

The reason is because of the Parmesan cheese in it. Original Parmesan cheeses is made with rennet, an enzyme obtained from the stomach lining of slaughtered calves.

However, there are several companies who have made their mission to provide rennet-free cheese options. BelGioioso and Tillamook are some of them.

Depending on where you live, you can find vegetarian Parmesan cheese available at local grocery stores or online. Just search up “rennet-free” or “ vegetarian” Parmesan cheese near me.

You will notice that non of the nutty and bold flavor of the cheese is altered by the absence of rennet, so the pesto will taste just as rich.

NOTES:

*Make sure to use Parmesan Cheese label as “vegetarian” or with some indication of no animal rennet. If you aren’t sure, check out the company’s website.

#CA2025

Many people don’t know this but store bought pesto is actually not vegetarian.

The reason is because of the Parmesan cheese in it. Original Parmesan cheeses is made with rennet, an enzyme obtained from the stomach lining of slaughtered calves.

However, there are several companies who have made their mission to provide rennet-free cheese options. BelGioioso and Tillamook are some of them.

Depending on where you live, you can find vegetarian Parmesan cheese available at local grocery stores or online. Just search up “rennet-free” or “ vegetarian” Parmesan cheese near me.

You will notice that non of the nutty and bold flavor of the cheese is altered by the absence of rennet, so the pesto will taste just as rich.

NOTES:

*Make sure to use Parmesan Cheese label as “vegetarian” or with some indication of no animal rennet. If you aren’t sure, check out the company’s website.

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Ingredients

7 minutes

1 cup

2 cupsbasil leaves (washed and padded dry)
1/3 cuppine nuts
1 tbsplemon juice
1/3 cupParmesan cheese*
1/3 cupextra virgin olive oil
1/2 tspsalt
1/4 tspblack pepper
1/8 tspasafetida (hing)

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Steps

7 minutes

1

Assemble all ingredients.
2

Over medium heat, toast pine nuts until fragrant and golden brown, stirring frequently. (2-3 minutes)
3

In a food processor, add the 2 cups of basil leaves, 1/3 cups of Parmesan cheese, 1/2 tsp of salt, 1/4 tsp of pepper, 1/8 tsp hing, 1 tbsp of lemon juice and half the amount of olive oil.
4

Purse until well combined. Add the remaining olive oil and pulse for 1-2 minutes or until smooth.
5

Store in an airtight container for up to 3 days.