Simple Vegan Pesto

By á-78810

Ingredients

• 2 cups tightly packed fresh basil
• 1/2 cup walnuts or pine nuts
• 1 to 2 cloves garlic, roughly chopped (to taste)
• 1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil
• Sea salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 3 tablespoons nutritional yeast

Preparation

Step 1

This pesto is so good, you'll never notice that it's dairy-free! Nutritional yeast adds cheesy flavor. Serve this in sandwiches, with pasta, or as a topping for thickly sliced heirloom tomatoes.

Makes 1 generous cup

Place the basil, walnuts or pine nuts, and garlic in a food processor fitted with the S blade. Pulse to combine, until the mixture is coarsely ground.

Turn the motor on and drizzle the olive oil in a thin stream. Add the sea salt, pepper, lemon, and nutritional yeast, and pulse a few more times to combine.