Three Plant-based Pastes

Serve these three pastes as a starter together with crisp bread or vegetable sticks, as a side dish or main meal together with fried polenta.

Sweet peanut butter

100ml peanut butter (make sure it is over 98% peanuts and unflavoured)

1 tsp agave syrup

A pinch of sea salt

In a bowl, blend the ingredients well together.

Tapenade

200g pitted, black  olives

1 clove garlic (grated)

1 tbsp capers

1 tbsp lemon juice

1 tbsp olive oil

In a blender, mix all the ingredients together. The tapenade should not be too smooth.

White bean paste

1 can of white beans (400g)

5 sundried tomatoes (soaked in hot water for at least 10 minutes)

A handful of fresh basil

1 tbsp lemon juice

1 tbsp olive oil

Sea salt

White pepper

In a blender, mix all the ingredients together until smooth.