5-Minute Dairy Free Pesto Recipe

Name: 5-Minute Dairy Free Pesto Recipe
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Cuisine: Italian, Mediterranean, European
Ingredients: 2 cups fresh basil; 1/3 cup pine nuts; 1/4 cup olive oil; 4 garlic cloves; 2 tbsp nutritional yeast; 1 tbsp lemon juice; 1/2 tsp sea salt; 1/4 tsp black pepper

4 steps

Prep:5min

This homemade dairy free pesto comes together with simple ingredients. It's bright and aromatic, with a super creamy texture!

Updated at: Mon, 09 Dec 2024 07:29:57 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Good

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Low

Nutrition per serving

Calories110.7 kcal (6%)

Total Fat10.7 g (15%)

Carbs2.6 g (1%)

Sugars0.1 g (0%)

Protein2 g (4%)

Sodium99.6 mg (5%)

Fiber1.2 g (4%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

8 servings

2 cupsfresh basil

⅓ cuppine nuts

¼ cupolive oil

4garlic cloves

2 Tbspnutritional yeast

1 Tbsplemon juice

½ tspsea salt

¼ tspblack pepper

Instructions

Step 1

Add the fresh basil leaves to a food processor and pulse until finely chopped.

Step 2

Add the remaining ingredients and blend until smooth or desired consistency is reached. If your basil pesto is too thick, add more olive oil to smooth it out.

Step 3

Taste and adjust seasoning, if needed. Extra salt or lemon juice helps balance all the flavors.

Step 4

Serve immediately or store in the fridge for flavors to really come together.

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