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Avocado Protein Pesto Sauce

Chanty
Avocado, tofu, basil, garlic, lemon, nutritional yeast, salt
Print Recipe
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 0 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes
Course Dinner, dressings/ dips
Cuisine American, Italian
Servings 4

Equipment

  • Food processor

Ingredients
  

  • 1 large avocado
  • 1/4 block of soft tofu
  • 2 tbsp nutritional yeast
  • 1 lemon juiced plus the zest
  • 2 cloves garlic minced
  • 1/4 tsp salt or to taste
  • 1 cup packed basil

Instructions
 

  • 1. Add the avocado, tofu, nutritional yeast, lemon, garlic and salt to a food processor or blender and blend until smooth. Add in the basil and blend again til you get the consistency you like. Serve with raw zucchini noodles, as a dip or dressing, or on a cold pasta salad.

Notes

You can omit the tofu if you don't want to use it and it wont effect the taste, just add an additional 1/4 cup water to blend. 
I like to pulse in the basil at the end so theres still some small pieces of basil and not blend it completely smooth.
 
Keyword avocado, baked tofu, basil, high protein, pesto