There are so many reasons to love this recipe.... It's 100% raw and full of live digestive enzymes, vitamins and nutrients in their purest form. It's ready in 5 minutes. Just slice, layer and dig in! It's also incredibly delicious and surprisingly filling.
You can use your favourite pesto recipe or try ours!
Ingredients:
2 zucchinis
2 ripe tomatoes
1 pkg. Fauxmagerie Zengarry Sundried Tomato & Basil cashew cheese
1/2 cup pesto with scapes and spinach (see below for recipe)
nutritional yeast
pine nuts for garnish
Instructions:
Thinly slice the zucchinis using a mandolin. Slice tomatoes.
Layer zucchini slices, Zengarry Sundried Tomato & Basil cashew cheese, tomatoes, and pesto a couple of times. Finish with zucchini slices and top with pesto.
Garnish with nutritional yeast and pine nuts, then serve.
Pesto with Garlic Scapes and Spinach
If you don't have easy access to a vegan pesto, you can use this quick and easy recipe to whip up a homemade version.
Ingredients:
2 handfuls of fresh basil
2 large handfuls of baby spinach
3-4 garlic scapes, chopped into 1 inch pieces
1/3 cup pine nuts
Juice of 1/2 of a lemon
1/2 tsp pepper
1 tsp salt
1/2 cup olive oil (use cold-pressed if following a raw diet)
1/4 cup nutritional yeast (optional)
Instructions:
Add all ingredients to a blender and blend well.
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