Avocado Pesto

After 30+ days into my Lenten fast from tree nuts, I've found myself simplifying meal preparation by using fewer ingredients requiring of less processing. Thanks to my absolute favourite farm-direct source for fresh fruit (via Lorax Community's weekly food cooperative) I found myself with MANY avocados on my hands - many of them ripening simultaneously!

As such, I felt it wise to use several at once in various new ways and so... Avocado pesto was created.

Ingredients

• 2 ripe avocados (skinned & pitted)
• Handful of basil
• Several sprigs of Italian (flat) parsley
• 2 cloves garlic
• 1/2 tsp Celtic sea salt
• Pinch of rosemary (set aside for seasoning/garnish)

Preparation:
- Combine avocados, basil, garlic, Celtic salt, and  parsley in food processor & blend until smooth (using S blade).

The end result should be a smooth, creamy, and delicious pesto sauce, as shown in the featured image on this page - with spiralised raw courgette & sweet potato. This sauce is perfectly textured and full of flavour, easy to prepare in just a few minutes without any added oil, seeds, or nuts!

Warm Salted Caramel Sauce

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This creamy sauce was another fun bit of experimentation with Sunwarrior's delicious vanilla protein powder, which ended up tasting as luscious as it looked. I cannot remember the last time I devoured a mountain of apples so quickly as when they were naughtily smothered in this warm salted "caramel" sauce...

As promised, here is the formula I used to create this decadently delicious blend:

Ingredients

• 1/8 C Raw Unhulled Sesame Seeds (Organic) + 1 tsp for garnish
• 1 C Sunwarrior Vanilla protein powder
• 1 Tbsp Lucuma powder
• 2 Tbsp Coconut nectar 
• 1 Tbsp Vitamineral Earth
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1 C H2O

Preparation:
Blend all ingredients in Vitamix until smooth & slightly above body temp.
Pour generously over chopped apples, garnish with reserved sesame seeds