Basil Pesto

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Here's a classic pesto with suggestions for various modifications. Enjoy in so many dishes.

1 cup

Pine Nuts (or walnuts or cashews, which cost far less)

1 1⁄2 cup

Fresh Basil (chopped)

1⁄3 cup

Olive Oil

6 cloves

Garlic (large)

1⁄3 cup

Nutritional Yeast

1 teaspoon

Salt

1⁄2 teaspoon

Freshly Ground Pepper

Yield	Cup

This recipe is:

Toast the nuts in a skillet on the stovetop.
Combine all the ingredients and pulse in a food processor until the nuts are ground. (The pesto should have texture.)
Add more salt and pepper to taste, if needed.

There are so many ways to vary this pesto: Stir in chopped, oven-dried tomatoes after everything else is processed. Or try using roasted garlic instead of raw. You can also combine chopped flat-leaf parsley with the basil.