BHA & BHT Free Garlic Ginger Fresh Herb Pesto
Bright, herby, and layered with a gentle warmth from fresh ginger, this pesto is the kind of sauce that makes you want to put it on absolutely everything. Packaged pestos and condiments are notorious for sneaking in synthetic preservatives like BHA and BHT, so blending your own from scratch is the cleanest way to stay in control of exactly what goes into the jar. Every ingredient here is whole and fresh — basil, flat-leaf parsley, garlic, ginger, raw sunflower seeds, ricotta, and good olive oil — so there's nothing hidden and nothing processed. The sunflower seeds stand in beautifully for pine nuts, adding a mild, buttery texture that holds the sauce together alongside the creamy ricotta. The ginger is the unexpected star, cutting through the richness with a little zing that makes this version feel genuinely different from anything you'd grab off a shelf. It comes together in a food processor in just a few pulses, and it freezes well in small portions so you can always have a stash ready to go.
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6 servings
- 2 cups fresh basil leaves, packed
- ½ cup fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves, packed
- 2 cloves garlic, peeled
- 1 tbsp fresh ginger, peeled and roughly chopped
- ¼ cup raw sunflower seeds
- ¼ cup fresh ricotta
- ⅓ cup extra-virgin olive oil
- ¼ tsp salt, or to taste
Instructions
- 1
Add the basil, parsley, garlic, and ginger to the bowl of a food processor. Pulse 8–10 times until the herbs are roughly broken down and the garlic and ginger are finely chopped.
- 2
Add the sunflower seeds and fresh ricotta. Pulse another 6–8 times until the seeds are coarsely ground and the mixture looks evenly combined but still has some texture.
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