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Rucola Mint Pesto

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Rucola and Mint pesto

This is a very versatile pesto sauce that can be used as a dip for sweet potatoes, as a topping on fish or chicken, or even to stuff chicken wrapped in prosciutto. We’d love to hear how you have used what has become one of our favorites. 

Ingredients

  • Large handful of rucola lettuce leaves
  • 10-15 mint leaves
  • 1 Tbsp tahini
  • juice of half a large lime
  • 1 Tbsp pine nuts
  • 1 garlic clove, peeled and roughly chopped
  • Pinch of sea salt
  • Few grinds of freshly ground black pepper
  • 50ml olive oil

Directions

  1. Put all of the ingredients into a blender, and blend until smooth.
  2. It should be a bit of a thick sauce, so be careful with the amount of olive oil that you add. If it is too thick then you can add a little more olive oil.

Music to go with it…
Listen on Spotify: Sola Rosa – Get it together

Basil mint pesto

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mint and basil pesto

This is a great pesto to have in your repertoire to jazz up a meal. It is very easy, but transforms a simple lamb chops or lamb tenderloin into a meal.

Ingredients

  • Large handful of mint
  • Large handful of basil
  • 3 garlic cloves
  • Handful of toasted pine nuts
  • Juice of half a lemon
  • Salt and pepper
  • Olive oil

Directions

  1. Put all the ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth. Done!

Nice with Lamb tenderloins and served with Broccoli and fried garlic

Music to go with it…
Listen on Spotify: Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings – Give the people what they want

Garam Masala Burgers with Basil Pesto

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Garam Masala beef burgers

This recipe is truly East meets West. Indian Garam Masala flavoured meat, with a pesto sauce that is inspired by the flavours of Italy. It is a delicious combination that really works, and which our son is a big fan of, especially when there are sweet potato chips from our Air Fryer to dip in the pesto sauce. 

Ingredients

For the pesto

  • Large handful of basil
  • 3 garlic cloves
  • Handful of toasted pine nuts
  • Juice of half a lemon
  • Salt and pepper
  • Olive oil

For the burgers

  • 1 red onion
  • 2 garlic cloves
  • 3 cm fresh ginger, chopped or grated
  • 2 mushrooms, finely chopped
  • Handful of fresh coriander
  • 1 tsp coconut oil
  • 1 heaped tsp ground cumin
  • 1 heaped tsp ground coriander
  • 1/2 tsp turmeric
  • 1 tsp Himalayan rock salt
  • 1 tsp garam masala
  • Pepper

Directions

  1. First make the pesto by putting all the ingredients in a blender. Blend until smooth and set aside.
  2. To make the burgers, put all ingredients in a large bowl and mix with your hands until everything is combined properly.
  3. Wet your hands and make a burger about the size of a tennis ball. Wet your hands before every burger. You should be able to make around 6 burgers.
  4. Put all the burgers on a plate and set in the fridge for about 30 minutes.
  5. Heat a little coconut oil in a frying pan and fry the burgers for about 4-5 minutes on each side or until done to your liking.
  6. Serve with the pesto, avocado slices and sweet potato chips.

Music to go with it…
Listen on Spotify: Hindi Zahra – Handmade