Basil Pesto

Pesto Sauce is so easy to make and homemade pesto tastes way better than storebought. This Basil Pesto recipe is fantastic with pasta, chicken, or sandwiches.

Ingredients 

Servings: 8 people (makes 1 1/2 cups pesto)

  • 2 cups fresh basil leaves, tightly packed

  • 1/2 cup shredded parmesan cheese/or 1/4 cup nutritional yeast

  • 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil

  • 1/2 cup pine nuts , or I often use is pumpkinseeds or hempseeds

  • 2 garlic cloves, (large)

  • 1/4 cup lemon juice, (juice of 2 small lemons)

  • 1/2 tsp salt, or to taste

Instructions

  • Wash and dry the basil leaves.

  • Place basil into a food processor, add cheese, nuts, garlic cloves, lemon juice, olive oil, salt, and pepper. Process until smooth.

  • Season with more salt to taste if desired.

If you are making a bunch like I do with my basil that I harvest in the fall, I don’t add cheese to it. I either added it after I thaw it or I use nutritional yeast, and sometimes no cheese/NY at all!

Condiment/Sauces/DressingKatharina Kunz