Basil pesto

Basil pesto

Ingredients

serves 6
  • •25g fresh basil
  • •30g spinach
  • •2 tbsp mixed seeds (sunflower, pumpkin, hemp, flax)
  • •3 tbsp pine nuts, cashews or walnuts
  • •2 garlic cloves
  • •Zest of ½ lemon
  • •¼ tsp sea salt
  • •1 tbsp nutritional yeast (optional)
  • •3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil

Directions

Cooking mode
  1. 1. Add basil, spinach, seeds, nuts, garlic, salt, lemon zest and nutritional yeast to a food processor. Process into a coarse mixture.
  2. 2. Add the olive oil and a tbsp of water and process again. Add more water as needed, a tbsp at a time until the pesto reaches the desired consistency.
  3. 3. Taste and adjust the salt, lemon and nutritional yeast as needed. Store refrigerated for up to 5 days. Freeze small portions in ice cube trays.
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