Basil Pesto
This bright and refreshing basil pesto is perfect for pasta dishes and tomato sauces.
Ingredients
- 3 cups Fresh Basil
- ¼ cup Toasted Sunflower Seeds
- 2 tbsp Nutritional Yeast
- ½ + more to thin Olive Oil
- ½ tsp Sea Salt to taste
- Juice of a ½ lemon optional
- 1 Clove of Garlic optional
Instructions
- Start by grinding the toasted sunflower seeds.
- Add in the nutritional yeast and sea salt and pulse in the food processor until combined.
- Add in olive oil and slowly pour in olive oil until the pesto reaches your desired consistency.
- Store in the fridge or divide the mixture in ice cube trays and freeze for later use.