Pesto with roasted potatoes and sirloin steak. Vegan variations of pesto can include mixes of fresh basil, nuts such as walnut or pine nut, olive oil, and the addition of miso paste and nutritional yeast to provide additional flavor enhancement to the dish. For reasons of expense or availability, walnuts, pecans, cashews or even peanuts are sometimes substituted for the traditional pine nuts. Also, while the nuts are traditionally used as is, some recipes call for prior toasting. While not preferable, other culinary nuts may be used due to the taste disturbances that some people may experience after consuming pine nuts
Rainbow sauce Rainbow sauce Rainbow sauce refers to several types of culinary sauces. The term also refers to a food presentation or preparation style in which several sauces are placed on a food dish or plate alongside one-another, and also a sauce preparation method in which several sauces are mixed together. Rainbow sauce is a dessert sauce that's prepared with pineapple, candied cherries, apricot, citron and pears, and pistachio nuts. The ingredients are chopped, combined and boiled in simple syrup to create a sauce. This sauce is typically served atop ice cream. The term also refers to sweet and sour sauce that