I absolutely love a good pesto dip, but unfortunately many of the store-bought varieties are full of inflammatory industrial seed/vegetable oils and typically contain other flavours and preservatives. So I needed to look at alternatives, and making your own is surprisingly easy!

I love this recipe because it also sneaks in some extra greens with the spinach or rocket, and adding some nuts to it gives it a beautiful texture and fills you up too.

Ingredients

• ½ cup fresh basil (you can also add in an extra drop of Young Living Basil Essential Oil to give it a real ZING!)

• ½ cup fresh spinach or rocket

• 1 clove of garlic

• ¼ teaspoon Himalayan salt and pepper

• ½ cup olive oil

• 1 ½ cups cashews

• Juice of ½ lemon or 4-5 drops of Young Living Lemon Essential Oil

Directions

1. Combine all of the ingredients into a food processor and mix until you get the desired consistency.