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Vegan basil pesto from Organic Zone

by Sharné December 31, 2020

written by Sharné

Organic Zone make this amazing vegan basil pesto that I love!

Organic Zone

I just love shopping at Organic Zone. I can buy a range of mostly organic fruit and veg, packaging free, and I can buy a large range of mostly locally made vegan products in the same shop! I visit the shop weekly and end up finding something new with every visit.

Organic Zone makes a lot of their own products, from pantry essentials like this vegan basil pesto to vegan apple crumble. They also have a small café in the back of their Lakeside shop, where you can order a vegan smoothie!

the ingredients and the packaging

The OZ vegan basil pesto is made with basil*, cashew nuts*, lemon juice*, sunflower seeds*, olive oil*, garlic, black pepper and khoisan salt.

*Organic

It’s packaged in a 125ml reusable glass jar, which is the shape I use for spices which I buy packaging free at Food Lover’s Market.

where to buy?

Organic Zone has two locations, one in Lakeside and one in Rondebosch.

Lakeside: Corner of Main & Putter Road, Lakeside Shopping Centre, Lakeside, Cape Town

Rondebosch: Corner of Main & Rosendale Road, Riverside Mall, Rondebosch, Cape Town.

Both stores are open Mon-Fri 9am to 6pm and 9am to 5pm on Sat, Sun & Public Holidays.

let’s get social!

Be sure to follow Organic Zone on Instagram and Facebook to see what they are up to! And follow me on Facebook and Instagram to stay up to date with my posts! If you end up trying this product, after reading about it for the first time here, please tag me and let me know what you think. Remember to hashtag it #thegreenveganchick

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December 31, 2020 0 comment

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Vegan pesto range from Food Lover’s Market *

by Sharné November 14, 2020

written by Sharné

Food Lover’s Market have an affordable range of vegan friendly pesto’s that you have to try! I love pesto, and I often eat it as is, mixed with some pasta; or I add it some coconut milk to make creamier. I often add pesto on a sandwhich, or burger, and I love it with a salad or as a dipping sauce for veg.

The ingredients & the packaging

The pesto range is made by Real Food Factory for Food Lover’s Market. All the ingredients, except for the hemp seeds, are sourced from local farms. There is 4 types of pesto in this range, 3 of which are in this post, including a Basil Pesto.

Sundried tomato pesto: Sundried tomato (35%), Mixed seed oil (Sunflower and/or Canola seed and Olive fruit), Olive fruit, Ground pecan nuts (Tree nuts), Shitake mushrooms, Basil, Garlic, Rosemary, White Pepper, Salt.

Coriander & Hemp Seed Pesto: Coriander (41%) Mixed seed oil (Sunflower and/or Canola seed and Olive fruit), Macadamia nuts (Tree nuts), Salt, Garlic, Hemp seeds (1%) White pepper

Rocket & Hemp Seed Pesto: Rocket (41%), Mixed seed oil (Sunflower and/or Canola seed and Olive fruit), Macadamia nuts (Tree nuts), Salt, Garlic, Hemp seeds (1%) White

The Food Lover’s Market pesto range is packaged in glass jars with an aluminium lid. They are fantastic to reuse as spice containers. I have quite a few of this shape of jar, which when cleaned I take to Food Lover’s Market to fill with packaging free spices and herbs from their bulk bin section.

Where to buy?

You can find this range in the fridge section at Food Lover’s Market. If you can’t find it, be sure to ask for some help in store. When you head to Food Lover’s Market on your next shopping trip, please remember to take along your reusable bags.

Have you tried the Food Lover’s Market vegan pesto’s? Let me know in the comments below. If you’d like to see what other pesto’s I have found, have a look here. Lastly, if you’d like to see what other food & drink products I have a look here. New products posted regularly.

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November 14, 2020 0 comment

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Basil & Chilli Pesto – Pesto Princess ^

by Sharné October 18, 2018

written by Sharné

A NEW, dairy-free, vegan Basil & Chilli Pesto has been launched by Pesto Princess. It’s really delicious! You have to try it.

For starters, as you probably already know, I love the Pesto Princess dairy-free vegan pesto’s. So much so, that I’ve used their pesto’s in many of my recipes – have a look here, and here, for example.

Basil & Chilli Pesto

I was very lucky to receive a Royal Delivery from Pesto Princess recently, containing some of their NEW basil & chilli pesto, along with some vegan crackers. I tested it on the crackers and loved it immediately. This scrumptious combination of basil and chilli is perfect as a dip, on a pizza, in a salad, on a sandwich, or in a pasta. I can’t wait to use it in one of my upcoming recipes. Watch this space!

The ingredients

The basil & chilli pesto is made with vegetable oil (canola or sunflower seed), fresh basil (30%), onions, cashew nuts, water, chillies (3%) salt, ascorbic acid, fresh garlic, fresh ginger and citric acid.

Other Pesto Princess products

Here is a list of the dairy-free vegan pesto options, that I know of:

Coriander & chilli pesto
Sundried tomato pesto
Basil and lemon pesto
Red pepper pesto
Olive pesto

They also have a dairy-free harissa paste, chermoula paste, and a chimichurri sauce. I used the Pesto Princess dairy-free Harissa Paste in a spicy vegan wrap recipe.

And if you love soup, they also have an amazing range of vegan soups which I posted about here.

Where to buy

The Pesto Princess pesto products are available at Checkers, Pick n Pay and Spar, to name a few. For a detailed list, have a look on their website. Remember to look out for the black dairy-free circle on the front of the jar.

Try out the NEW Pesto Princess basil & chilli pesto. Let me know if you like it? I really love feedback. Let me know in the comments below. Lastly, look at my directory for a list of all the awesome vegan products I have found locally.

Let’s get social

Follow me on Facebook and Instagram to stay up to date with my posts! If you end up trying one of these products, after reading about it for the first time here, please tag me and let me know what you think. Remember to hashtag it #thegreenveganchick

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October 18, 2018 0 comment

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basil & lemon vegan pesto – pesto princess

by Sharné October 15, 2018

written by Sharné

I am crazy about this dairy free basil and lemon vegan pesto from Pesto Princess!!!! Yup it is vegan, and whats even better is that it’s not their only vegan flavour.

finding a vegan pesto

Firstly, as a vegan, ingredient checking is second nature. I’m always taking products of the shelf, turning it around and reading through the sometimes very long list of ingredients. Most of the time i sigh, and put the product back, as it either contains some or other animal product, honey or palm fruit oil. (Read more about what I eat and don’t eat here.)

Then, one day i spotted the dairy free sign on one of the pesto princess bottles and turned it around, and to my surprise the pesto was vegan. Finally, a vegan pesto without pecorino cheese. I was so excited because up until then every pesto I had looked at had contained pecorino.

So since then, I have used the basil and lemon pesto in various recipes ranging from brushetta to pasta.

More from Pesto Princess

To my surprise, Pesto Princess have quite a few dairy free vegan pesto products. I buy them quite often as they are delicious and most other pesto’s on the market contain cheese. I have tried most of their dairy free vegan pesto flavour and they are all amazing. You just have to try them! Remember to look out for the black dairy free circle on the front of the jar. I add them to my sandwiches, pasta dishes, wraps and even add some on my vegan pizza.

Here is a list of their dairy free vegan pesto options:

Coriander & chilli pesto
Sun dried tomato pesto
Basil and lemon pesto
Red pepper pesto
Olive pesto

They also have a dairy free harissa paste, chermoula paste and a chimichurri sauce. I used the Pesto Princess dairy free Harissa Paste in a spicy vegan wrap recipe.

And if you love soup, they also have an amazing range of Vegan soups which I posted about here.

Where to buy?

The Pesto Princess pesto’s are available at Checkers, Pick n Pay and Spar, to name a few. For a detailed list, have a look on their website.

Have you tried a Pesto Princess vegan pesto? Did you like them? I really love feedback. Let me know in the comments below. Lastly, look at my directory for a list of all the awesome vegan products I have found locally.

Let’s get social!

Follow me on facebook and instagram to stay up to date with my posts! If you end up making one of my recipes, tag me and hashtag it #thegreenveganchick

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October 15, 2018 0 comment