The BEST Plant-Based Pesto
This plant-based pesto sauce recipe is unbelievably delicious. Made from 7 simple ingredients, this pesto recipe is easy to make too. Perfect on pastas, sandwiches, or pizza, this pesto sauce recipe has such a herbaceous, nutty flavor that's hard to resist.
Ingredients
- 2 cups basil, packed, remove stems
- 3 tablespoons pine nuts, toasted is possible
- 2 cloves garlic
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice , fresh squeezed
- 2 tablespoons nutritional yeast
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons warm water
Equipment
- food processor
Instructions
- Grab a food processor, combine the garlic, lemon juice, nutritional yeast, salt, pine nuts and basil.
- Slowly add the olive oil and warm water until fully incorporated.
Nutrition
Serving: 1serving, Calories: 41kcal, Carbohydrates: 1g, Protein: 1g, Fat: 4g, Saturated Fat: 1g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g, Monounsaturated Fat: 2g, Sodium: 37mg, Potassium: 41mg, Fiber: 1g, Sugar: 1g, Vitamin A: 159IU, Vitamin C: 1mg, Calcium: 6mg, Iron: 1mg