Pesto-Making Magic

To me, there’s little not to love about pesto. It’s an instant flavour bomb that’s hard to beat. I love having a jar in the fridge that I can drizzle over half an avocado for a speedy, healthy snack. My other favourite lunch is quinoa, cooked beetroot, tuna, half an avo, a handful of sprouts and a few toasted sunflower seeds, and then a good drizzle of pesto (usually wolfed down standing at the kitchen counter). It’s fresh and delicious and bursting with life and flavour and it’s hard not to love. Also, it’s just as at home in a giant bowl of pasta (or courgetti), simple and unadorned and lovely.

And by the way, did you know that this humble herb is actually SUPER good for you? Gram for gram, watercress contains more vitamin C than oranges, more calcium than milk, more iron than spinach and more folate than bananas. It is also proven to have cancer-fighting properties.

And of course you can chop chop chop away on a chopping board until you have everything blended nicely together, and I have to say that there are days when I find that extremely satisfying. But when you need a quick fix, and big bang for your buck in terms of flavour and input, then whizzing up a quick pesto in your blender is the way to go.

And so I couldn’t be more excited to have partnered with Nutribullet to bring this recipe to you. Did you know that they go way beyond breakfast smoothies? The nifty milling blade means that I made the most effortless nut butter in under 5 minutes, and absolutely effortless nut milk too. Oh, and nut flour in seconds! And besides how powerful and speedy the Nutribullet is, right up there as a contender for what I love most about them could be how UN-MESSY they are. They are so cleverly designed that by the time you’re done you have pretty much nothing but a large plastic cup and a blade to rinse off. Nifty hey? It’s effortless, and pretty hard not to feel smug.

And if you want to feel smug too (which oh my goodness you should be – add it to your Christmas list maybe?!), just head over to Nutribullet to find out where to get your very own shiny new machine, and so that you don’t miss out on all their latest recipes and updates.

Click here for the recipe!

Photo credit @CurtisGallon