Avocado Pesto

Prep: 10min
| Servings: 4 | Cook: 5min
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The creamy avocado pesto from Spoonsparrow shines with plenty of vitamin E, protecting our cells from free radicals.

Ingredients

  • 2 tbsp pine nuts (30 g)
  • 1 ripe Avocado
  • 5 g Basil (1 handful)
  • 3 tbsp Lemon juice
  • Salt
  • Pepper
  • chili flakes

Instructions

  1. 1.

    Toast the pine nuts in a hot, dry pan over medium heat for 3 minutes.

  2. 2.

    Halve the avocado, remove the pit, loosen the flesh from the skin, cut it into small pieces and place it in a tall glass.

  3. 3.

    Wash the basil, pat it dry, then add it with the pine nuts and lemon juice to the avocado. Blend with 3 tbsp water using an immersion blender until smooth. Season the avocado pesto with salt, pepper, and chili flakes.