Prep Time: 03 Hour 10 minutes

Cook Time: No cooking involved

Servings: 3-4 Servings

Struggling to incorporate nuts in your kids diet? While nuts are natural foods with high nutritional profile as well as natural fats, kids may sometimes resist consuming them as is. Try getting creative is disguising nuts in various combinations and you may discover a unique way to help your child eat nuts - without fuss! Try this recipe of walnuts and cashew blended as a spread!

Ingredients

• Cashew - 1 cup (soaked for 3 hours)
• Walnuts - ½ cup (soaked for 3 hours)
• Water - as required
• Basil leaves - 2 tbsp
• Garlic cloves - 2
• Lemon juice - 1 tbsp
• Rock salt - as per taste
• Black pepper- A pinch (grounded)

Method

• Put the nuts, garlic and basil leaves in a mixer and blend well.
• Add lemon juice, salt and pepper, as per preference.
• Taste test and it is ready to serve!
• This spread can be used over cucumber, beetroots, cabbage leaves etc. as a dressing.
   

• Eating guide:

• Food group: Nuts
• This is a great addition to always have in your fridge. Acts as a great saviour for dull salads! Make small batches over weekends.
• Nuts are a natural source of oils, this is how nature meant us to get our oils and fats. Ditch the refined oil, add nuts and nut-based chutneys to meals for kids and adults alike.
• Ideally different typesof nuts should not be mixed together. Could try making this recipe once in a while, just for variation in taste!

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