Roasted Asparagus & Pistachio Pesto

This pesto has a fantastic flavour coming from the roasted asparagus and roasted pistachio. It’s delicious stirred through hot or cold pasta, spread onto sandwiches, or used as a dip. I especially like making a large pasta salad and using this pesto as the dressing. Here’s a recipe for a pesto pasta salad that this… Continue reading Roasted Asparagus & Pistachio Pesto

Tofu and Vegetable Noodle Salad

This cold noodle salad combines vegetables, noodles and smoked tofu, in an Asian-inspired sauce. It’s ideal warm weather food and it’s perfect for lunches or main meals. It also keeps well in the fridge for a few days, so it’s great to for lunches in the week. It’s been especially warm here recently, so food… Continue reading Tofu and Vegetable Noodle Salad

Double Chocolate Pistachio Butter Cookies

These chewy, soft pistachio butter cookies are easy to make, and stuffed with white and dark chocolate chips. You can purchase pistachio butter, but I’ve been enjoying making my own nut butters recently, so I’ll share how I made it Pistachio Butter You’ll need: 400g roasted pistachios in their shells Method: Start by shelling the… Continue reading Double Chocolate Pistachio Butter Cookies

Rocket & Pistachio Pesto

Rocket & pistachio pesto, with garlic, basil and dairy free truffle parmesan cheese. This is a vibrant, fresh pesto, with a deep nuttiness from the pistachios. I love making pesto with rocket, as it gives the pesto a delicious peppery flavour. This pesto would work well with hot or cold pasta, as well as spreading… Continue reading Rocket & Pistachio Pesto