I have a ton of basil and want to make pesto, but am dairy-free for my new baby. Any good recipes or suggestions?

I looked it up for you and apparently if you brown half of your pine nuts in a dry pan it adds a flavour that you don't usually find with the inclusion of cheese =)

Found the above advice here - http://dairyfreecooking...

and an alternitive recipe here- http://dairyfreecooking...

Cant vouch for either although the second does sound interesting

Good luck !

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I dated someone who was lactose intolerant and I love pesto ... I just left out the cheese and it really tasted exactly the same!

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You can simply eliminate the cheese as noted above. Perhaps you'd want to add a few extra nuts of whatever kind you are using (or even throw in a second variety) for added texture. If you really wanted, you might experiment with nutritional yeast, which has a slightly nutty to nutty aged cheese taste.

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I love adding nutritional yeast to pesto. It has such a cheesy flavor--sometimes I think its an even better ingredient! I like using walnuts also, a cheaper and oily nut.

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susan g added over 1 year ago

If you use nutritional yeast for its cheesy taste, get the kind that is yellow, such as Red Star. There's another type, nutritionally comparable, that is 'nutty' and (to my taste) harsher.
And if you want to make popcorn with yeast, get 'cheesy' yeast.

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Cynthia is a trusted source on Bread/Baking.

added over 1 year ago

I make it in large batches to freeze, and have always done so without the cheese. I add it to the pasta at serving time. Leave it out, and you'll be just fine. Congratulations on your new baby!

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Many thanks! The yeast idea is great - I never would have thought of that. Amazingly, I have lots of pine nuts (how?) so I will toast them and add extra. Yes, a lactose-intolerant newborn means no cheese for me, very tough to get used to! But oh, wow, is this baby worth it.

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