Yummy Vegan Pesto Classico recipe

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Ingredients

⅓ cup pine nuts
⅔ cup olive oil
5 cloves garlic
⅓ cup nutritional yeast
1 bunch fresh basil leaves
salt and pepper to taste

Nutrition Info

106.5 calories
carbohydrate: 1.7 g
cholesterol: : -
fat: 10.6 g
fiber: 0.9 g
protein: 2.2 g
saturatedFat: 1.5 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 1.5 mg
sugar: 0.1 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Place the pine nuts in a skillet over medium heat, and cook, stirring constantly, until lightly toasted.

  2. Gradually mix the pine nuts, olive oil, garlic, nutritional yeast, and basil in a food processor, and process until smooth. Season with salt and pepper.

Recipe Yield

16 servings

Recipe Note

This is a classic recipe I use and love. Nutritional yeast is substituted for the traditionally used dairy. Tasty on pasta, bread, sandwiches, omelets, etc. Try adding sun-dried tomato slices post-completion for an added boost of rich flavor. P.S. - It also freezes beautifully.

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