Pesto is a healthy choice when it comes to pasta sauces, and now there’s an especially healthy variation to add to your Hemp Recipes.
Sun-dried tomatoes form the base our featured pesto recipe, and hemp seed hearts bring it all together. This particular pesto sauce is delicious as a traditional pasta dish, or you can spread it on sandwiches or use as a veggie dip. It’s easy to make and super delicious!
Pesto is customarily made with a blend of basil, olive oil and pine nuts. Hemp seed hearts have a delicious nutty flavour, so they are the perfect substitute for pine nuts. By using hemp seed hearts in place of pine nuts, your pesto will pack a punch of unbeatable nutrition and health benefits. Hemp seed hearts are high in protein and they contain the omega-3 and omega-6 essential amino acids. They are also known to help lower blood pressure and cholesterol.
There are so many great reasons to try this tasty pesto variation, so let’s get cooking!
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