Tuesday, 24 February 2015

Avocado & Spinach Pesto





Avocado & Spinach Pesto

1 ripe avocado
1 cup raw baby spinach
½ tbsp olive oil
1 tbsp lemon juice
salt, pepper
chilli flakes, to taste

Mix everything in food processor till finely blended.

Serve as:

a sauce with pasta;

on toast triangles with prawns as a starter;

as a sauce with any meat/chicken/fish dish;

on toast with sliced boiled eggs as breakfast together with bacon;

spruce up your pizza;

as a dip for vegetables and/or breadsticks;

mix pesto with mayo and use on your potatoes.

(Alma Pretorius)