Vegan beet pesto
This beet pesto is a very striking sauce, both in looks and in taste: thanks to the combination of its ingredients, it has a very special flavor, with sweet, sour and salty notes and a slight bitterness, all in perfect harmony.
The vivid color of the beet, with that intense and characteristic shade between red and purple, gives this pesto an extra appeal. Besides creating a delicious contrast of flavors with the other ingredients, it adds an original and distinguished touch to the dishes it accompanies.
As we mentioned in our pesto rosso and broccoli pesto recipes, pesto is a sauce whose name comes from the Genoese word 'pestare', meaning "to crush in a mortar", after the way the sauce was traditionally prepared.
Beet pesto is rich in protein, flavonoids, carbohydrates, omega-3, omega-6 and omega-9 fatty acids, beta-carotene, fiber, alliin, vitamins A, C and B (B1, B2, B3, B6 and B9 or folic acid), calcium, copper, chromium, phosphorus, iron, lithium, magnesium, manganese, molybdenum, potassium, selenium, silicon, sodium, vanadium and zinc.
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- Step 1Cut the cooked beets into pieces and put them in the chopper jar.
- Step 2Add the remaining ingredients and blend. Once everything is well mixed and ground, and the sauce has a smooth, creamy and even texture, serve.