This vegan sun dried tomato paste is gluten free, dairy free and 100 percent delicious!

It’s a flavourful and colourful alternative to green pesto and it’s so versatile because it’s stand alone delicious but gives a real flavour boost when added to other dishes. I’m delighted to add it to my pesto recipe repetoire!

It makes the most delicious dip, goes great stirred through pasta, makes a yummy base for a pizza and it is crazy good in my pesto twists. I’m proper obsessed.

This recipe is so ridiculously easy, all you need is a Thermomix or a food processor and then you are good to go! 

Traditionally pesto is made with pine nuts but I prefer to use cashews because they’re a tad more affordable and give the pesto a wonderful flavour and consistency.
Most people think regular pesto is vegetarian but it’s not.  Pesto is made with parmesan which is not a vegetarian cheese because it is made with rennet which is found in the lining of a goat or calf’s stomach. I was so shocked and well into my forties when I discovered that! 

In this recipe, I swap out the parmesan for nutritional yeast flakes making this pot of pesto, healthier, dairy-free and vegan.  Oh and let’s not forget it makes it  more affordable too! 

This pesto is a bit oilier than regular pesto because of the sun dried tomatoes and the consistency is quite thick, perfect for spreading and dipping....