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Okay, I'm back with another question about how to MWL-ize a recipe. Anyone have a good recipe for basil pesto that's MWL-compliant?

You might want to post this in the Food & Recipes section. Might get more response.

Sorry, I can't thelp but I am sure there is someone there who can.

Oil-Free Pesto

makes about 1 cup pesto

from The Vegetarian Times Cooks Mediterranean

Print this recipe!

Ingredients:

2 cups packed basil leaves

1 cup packed chopped parsley

1/4 cup Panko bread crumbs

2 garlic cloves

3 T white miso

1/4 cup water (more or less depending on desired consistency)

Directions:

Blend basil, parsley, garlic, miso, and bread crumbs in either a food processor or high speed blender until smooth. Slowly drizzle in water while machine is running to reach desired consistency.

Spread pesto on sandwiches or use as a pasta sauce. Freeze individual portions in little snack sized sandwich bags for later!

Time:

10 minutes

Not MWL-compliant, but it's relatively lowfat and sounds really good! I'll have to try it some time. Wonder how it would be with the bread crumbs left out?

Try playing around with this one, from fatfree.com:

Pesto:
1 large bunch basil
1 large bunch parsley
Juice of 1 lemon
1 clove of garlic
1 pinch of salt (optional)
Freshly cracked pepper to taste.
1/2 cup of cooked chickpeas

Chop finely in a food processer, adding a little water if the mixture
is too dry.

Also, don't forget the McDougall newsletter recipe archive.

I think I'd make some combination of the two recipes. A tad of miso, but that's not MWL compliant if my memory serves me. And I have been wanting to do some pesto, so thanks for the question and great suggestions! I love you guys.

I have not tried this yet, but I love pesto, and am thinking that using some cannelini or navy beans to sub for the oil, then adding a little water and lemon juice and garlic to taste might work. I will try it when I get some basil. I fell in love with pesto while on a trip to Italy, and have sucessfully vegainized it, but have not yet tried to do it fat free.
I am curious as to what you will eat with it, since everything I eat it with , pasta, garlic bread, toast with tomato slices, is not MWL !

http://blog.fatfreevegan.com/2010/06/roasted-eggplant-pesto.html

fatfreevegan.com is one of the first places I go for recipes. This one is different and I've not tried it but all the recipes I've tried from here have been awedome.