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Basil Pesto

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Ingredients

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

Description

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

 

Summary

Yield
Cup

Instructions

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

Notes

  • 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.