IMPASTO AL BASILICO - Bellissimo, profumatissimo...buonissimo!!!

pesto sauce

🥗Healthier: spinach puree

💰Cheaper: homemade pesto

Spinach puree is lower in calories and easy to make.

mozzarella cheese

🥗Healthier: part-skim mozzarella

💰Cheaper: cheddar cheese

Part-skim mozzarella reduces fat while cheddar is often less expensive.

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grated pecorino

Nutritional yeast is dairy-free and adds a cheesy flavor.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Avocado oil is healthier while vegetable oil is often cheaper.

Prepare the basil chlorophyll by blending 120g of basil leaves with 360g of water and 100g of ice-cold water.

For the biga, mix 400g of strong flour with 220g of water and 4g of compressed yeast.

Allow the biga to ferment at 18-20°C for 15 hours.

For the final dough, add 108g of cold water and 12g of salt to the biga and mix until combined.

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