A comforting, light, and satisfying sauce that is both healthy and easy to make. Pesto goes well on sandwiches, salads, dressings, soups, and of course pasta!
Ingredients
2 cups tightly packed basil, washed and trimmed
⅓ cup pine nuts
½ cup olive oil
3-4 cloves garlic, chopped
juice of half a lemon
salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
Combine basil, pine nuts, and garlic in a food processor and pulse until finely ground
Stream in olive oil and continue to pulse until smooth
Add salt, pepper, and lemon and pulse until well combined. Taste, and re-season if necessary.
Notes
• You can use garlic salt, lemon pepper, or any other flavored spices that you wish • If you don’t have pine nuts, you can sub walnuts or even almonds • If your food processor doesn’t have a stream feature for liquids, add olive oil in two installments
Recipe by Whisk & Shout at https://whiskandshout.com/5-minute-no-fuss-vegan-pesto/