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quick and easy vegan bruschetta recipe

by Sharné November 12, 2018

written by Sharné

Vegan bruschetta with olive oil, tomatoes, red onions, fresh basil, kalamata olives and the dairy free basil and lemon pesto from Pesto Princess, served on toasted slices of vegan olive ciabatta.

What is bruschetta?

Bruschetta, pronounced “brusketta” is an italian antipasto, or what we’d call appitizer, which i think is très magnifique. In Italian restaurants, it traditionally combines toasted bread rubbed with garlic, which is then topped with pepper, salt, olive oil, basil and tomato. There are many variations some which add cheese, meat, onion and other vegetables.

vegan bruschetta

I bought an olive ciabatta from Baker Extraordinaire at the Vegan Goods Market, and was inspired to make a vegan bruschetta. It was quick and easy and combined olive oil, tomatoes, red onions, fresh basil, kalamata olives together with the dairy free basil and lemon pesto from Pesto Princess.
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And that is how easy it is to make vegan bruschetta. What kind of vegan appetizers do you love to make? Have you tried the Pesto Princess dairy free basil and lemon pesto? Let me know in the comments below.

On the other hand, if you’d like to see similar recipes, feel free to head on over to my vegan light meal recipe page. New recipes posted regularly. And also look at my other recipes using Pesto Princess products – here, and here. Finally, look at my directory for a list of all the awesome vegan products I have found locally.

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November 12, 2018 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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vegan broccoli pesto pasta recipe

by Sharné October 15, 2018

written by Sharné

I quickly threw together this vegan broccoli pesto pasta dish using penne pasta, steamed broccoli, Pesto Princess Basil & Lemon pesto and Oryx pepper and salt.

Quick and easy meals

We all have those days, especially during the week, when we just want to throw together a quick meal that does not require a huge amount of effort. This vegan pasta dish is exactly that. I love that products, like the dairy free vegan basil and lemon pesto by Pesto Princess, exist, because it means it gives me the opportunity to make my meal prep quicker, especially on days when I don’t feel like cooking. The pesto is truly delicious and I have used it many times, see here and here.

pesto pasta

I love making simple dishes like this where there are only a few ingredients. I mixed penne pasta, with steamed broccoli and the Pesto Princess Basil & Lemon pesto.

If you’d like to make this dish gluten free you could switch the penne pasta for a gluten free version. And to replace the carbs you can use zucchini noodles instead. And if you feel like making a homemade pesto, instead of using a store bought version have a look at my recipe here.

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And that is how easy it is to make a vegan broccoli pesto pasta. What pesto do you love to use? Have you tried the Pesto Princess Basil & Lemon? Let me know in the comments below. On the other hand, if you’d like to see similar recipes, feel free to head on over to my main course recipe page. New recipes posted regularly. Finally, 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, please tag me and hashtag it #thegreenveganchick

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October 15, 2018 0 comment

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spicy vegan wrap recipe

by Sharné October 15, 2018

written by Sharné

This spicy vegan wrap consists of a brown wheat flour wrap, which is filled with rocket, salad leaves, red onion, sundried tomatoes, avo and red kidney beans, together with some amazing Pesto Princess harissa paste. Served with a small side salad with avo and rocket.

Firstly, I love making vegan wraps because they are quick, easy as well as a great way to mix all my favourite fresh ingredients.

Spicy vegan wrap

Pesto Princess have a range of dairy free vegan products. I have wanted to use their harissa paste in a spicy vegan wrap for a while now. For more info about their products have a look at my posts here and here.

For this spicy vegan wrap recipe I used brown wheat flour wraps from Woolworths, and spread a base of Pesto Princess harissa paste on each wrap. I then added rocket, salad leaves, red onion, Mediterranean Delicacies sundried tomatoes, avo and red kidney beans and served it with a small side salad of avo and rocket. Except for the wraps, I bought all the ingredients from Checkers.

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And that is how easy it is to make a spicy vegan wrap. What kind of wraps do love to make? Have you tried the Pesto Princess Harissa Paste? Let me know in the comments below. On the other hand, if you’d like to see similar recipes, feel free to head on over to my vegan light meal recipe page. New recipes posted regularly. And also look at my other recipes using Pesto Princess products – here, and here. Finally, 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

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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