Basil Pesto Bombs Recipe
A vegetarian Continental recipe with basil leaves, cloves garlic, walnuts - pine nuts. Ready in 45 min, serves 4.
Curated byLucas Dubois🇫🇷
Instructions
14 steps- 1
To prepare Basil Pesto Bombs Recipe, to make basi pesto, wash the basil leaves and drain the excess water and dry them by placing them on kitchen towels
basil leaves(2 cups) - 2
Now place all the ingredients of the basil pesto except olive in a food processor/ blender and blend them coarsely while slowly incorporating oil while blending or adding oil in intervals
basil leaves(2 cups)extra virgin olive oil(1/2 cup) - 3
Store this in an air tight container in the refrigerator for a couple of hours
- 4
Wash, peel and chop the sweet potato and let it steam cook until it is completely soft
sweet potato(400 grams)sunflower oil - to cook - 5
Let this cool to room temperature
- 6
In a bowl, add chia seeds and add 1-1/2 tablespoons of water and let it swell for 10-15 minutes
tablespoons parmesan cheese(2)chia seeds(1/2) - 7
Now in a large mixing bowl add sweet potato and mash it completely add 1 cup of oat flour, chia mixture, apple cider vinegar, oregano, garlic, salt, chilli flakes and mix them all together to form a dough
cloves garlic(3)pinch salt(1)sweet potato(400 grams)chia seeds(1/2)dried oregano(1/2)apple cider vinegar(1/2)-2 cloves garlic - minced(1)teaspoons red chilli flakes(2)-/4 oats flour(1 cup)salt - to taste - 8
Let this rest for 15 minutes and check for the stickiness
- 9
It should not stick to your hands
- 10
If the dough is sticky add the remaining 1/4 cup oat flour and mix well
-/4 oats flour(1 cup) - 11
Now pinch a lemon sized dough, flatten it and spoon 1 teaspoon of basil pesto into the centre and seal all the sides to form a ball
basil leaves(2 cups)lemon juice(1/2)pinch salt(1) - 12
Repeat with the remaining dough mixture
- 13
Cook them on a paniyaram pan/mini dutch pancake pan by drizzling very little oil on a low to medium heat by flipping in between, to get an even colour
sunflower oil - to cook - 14
Serve basil pesto bomb recipe with your favourite salad
basil leaves(2 cups)
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Basil Pesto Bombs Recipe
A vegetarian Continental recipe with basil leaves, cloves garlic, walnuts - pine nuts. Ready in 45 min, serves 4.
Curated byLucas Dubois🇫🇷
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Directions
14 steps- 1
To prepare Basil Pesto Bombs Recipe, to make basi pesto, wash the basil leaves and drain the excess water and dry them by placing them on kitchen towels
basil leaves(2 cups) - 2
Now place all the ingredients of the basil pesto except olive in a food processor/ blender and blend them coarsely while slowly incorporating oil while blending or adding oil in intervals
basil leaves(2 cups)extra virgin olive oil(1/2 cup) - 3
Store this in an air tight container in the refrigerator for a couple of hours
- 4
Wash, peel and chop the sweet potato and let it steam cook until it is completely soft
sweet potato(400 grams)sunflower oil - to cook - 5
Let this cool to room temperature
- 6
In a bowl, add chia seeds and add 1-1/2 tablespoons of water and let it swell for 10-15 minutes
tablespoons parmesan cheese(2)chia seeds(1/2) - 7
Now in a large mixing bowl add sweet potato and mash it completely add 1 cup of oat flour, chia mixture, apple cider vinegar, oregano, garlic, salt, chilli flakes and mix them all together to form a dough
cloves garlic(3)pinch salt(1)sweet potato(400 grams)chia seeds(1/2)dried oregano(1/2)apple cider vinegar(1/2)-2 cloves garlic - minced(1)teaspoons red chilli flakes(2)-/4 oats flour(1 cup)salt - to taste - 8
Let this rest for 15 minutes and check for the stickiness
- 9
It should not stick to your hands
- 10
If the dough is sticky add the remaining 1/4 cup oat flour and mix well
-/4 oats flour(1 cup) - 11
Now pinch a lemon sized dough, flatten it and spoon 1 teaspoon of basil pesto into the centre and seal all the sides to form a ball
basil leaves(2 cups)lemon juice(1/2)pinch salt(1) - 12
Repeat with the remaining dough mixture
- 13
Cook them on a paniyaram pan/mini dutch pancake pan by drizzling very little oil on a low to medium heat by flipping in between, to get an even colour
sunflower oil - to cook - 14
Serve basil pesto bomb recipe with your favourite salad
basil leaves(2 cups)
Rate this recipe
