Basil Pesto

Name: Basil Pesto
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: about 1 cup
Ingredients: 2 packed cups Basil; ¼ cup Pine nuts; 1–2 cloves Garlic; about ⅓ cup Olive oil; ½ cup grated, or 1 avocado Parmesan or avocado; ½, juiced Lemon; to taste Salt and pepper; 1 tsp Honey (optional)

Pulse until smooth, adding more oil, salt and pepper if it needs it.

Ingredients

2 packed cups Basil
¼ cup Pine nuts
1–2 cloves Garlic
about ⅓ cup Olive oil
½ cup grated, or 1 avocado Parmesan or avocado
½, juiced Lemon
to taste Salt and pepper
1 tsp Honey (optional)

Steps

Pulse the pine nuts, garlic, salt and pepper in a food processor until the nuts are a fine texture.
Add the basil and pulse until fine.
Add a few spoons of olive oil, a squeeze of lemon and the parmesan or avocado. Pulse until smooth, adding more oil, salt and pepper if it needs it.

For a vegan pesto, swap the parmesan for an avocado. Avocado pesto browns faster, so press plastic wrap onto its surface.

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