Easy Green Curry Paste - Best Vegan Recipes

Ingredients

• 0.5 tsp whole coriander seed (or powder)
• 1 tsp whole cumin seed (or powder)
• 0.5 tsp whole black peppercorns (or ground pepper)
• 3 null green chilies (small, serrano, stems and most seeds removed)
• 1 null green bell pepper (medium, stems and seeds removed, chopped)
• 5 cloves garlic (peeled)
• 2 stalk lemongrass (tips trimmed, halved, chopped)
• 1 heaping tbsp fresh ginger or galangal (fresh sliced ginger or galangal, or 1 tsp ground ginger)
• 6 stalk green onions (sliced, or sub 0.5 cup diced shallot)
• 1 tbsp fresh turmeric (fresh, or sub 1 tsp ground turmeric)
• 0.5 tsp sea salt (plus more to taste)
• 3 tbsp lemon juice
• 1 null lime (medium, zested and juiced (yields ~2 tbsp or 30 ml))
• 2.5 tbsp avocado oil (or grape seed oil or sub water if oil-free)
• 1 tbsp maple syrup (or coconut sugar, to balance heat)