Hey Reader--

If you could choose only one sauce this summer, what would it be?

Admittedly, this is a somewhat ridiculous hypothetical question, as no one is going to be limiting how many sauces you can make. But since I live for ridiculous hypotheticals, I thought I'd ask you, too.

For me, it would have to be homemade vegan basil pesto (basil is unfairly good in summer)!

And it's so easy. In just 10 minutes, you’ll whip up a bright, herby powerhouse of a sauce that is good on, well, everything (pizza, pasta, grain bowls, salads, sandwiches, your finger, a shoe... the list goes on).

PS: I love this sauce so much that when I first drafted this email, I even dedicated a poem to it. More on that below.

Love this for you

🤫 The secret to very quick pesto

I don’t believe in keeping secrets about ways to help you more quickly and easily make delicious vegan food. Secrets are for surprise parties only (I hope you're reading this, Max).

So the secret’s out: the way I make my pesto in 10 minutes is by using a top-notch Cuisinart food processor.

This kitchen must-have reduces your work in recipes like this to essentially one step: plop the prepped ingredients into the bowl.

The food processor takes it from there, blitzing everything into a luxurious sauce. I use my machine for so many meal-prep friendly recipes: best ever hummus, muhammara, cashew ricotta, list goes on!)

PS: Low on storage space? I got you–Cuisinart has a fun mini version!

🎥 What I Eat In A Week: Feel-Good Summer Meals

Last year, I made this pesto in a video that was all about prepping a few condiments/sauces ahead of time to unlock gourmet level-ups of your meals throughout the week!

Check out my YouTube video for a week of what I call “casually gourmet” meals!

🖋 My Ode to Pesto

Without further ado, here’s a limerick I wrote about my vegan pesto:

Behold, the most glorious pesto
Whose flavor outshines all the rest-o
Both vibrant and green,
You can see what I mean
When I tell you it’s truly the best-o!

Listen, if you’re not impressed by my poem, no hard feelings (Emily Dickinson was also ahead of her time).

But it really is my favorite summer-y sauce/dip/spread. Give it a try and you'll see what I mean!

Hope your Sunday is the absolute best-o!

xo,
​Nisha @rainbowplantlife​

Let's be friends!

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