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Dairy Free Pesto

basil, walnuts, pine nuts, lemon juice and zest, garlic, nutritional yeast, miso paste
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 0 minutes
Course dressings/ dips
Cuisine Italian

Equipment

  • Food processor

Ingredients
  

  • 2 cups packed fresh basil
  • 1/4 cup walnuts see notes for nut free option
  • 1/4 cup pine nuts
  • 2 tbsp nutritional yeast
  • 1 tbsp miso paste
  • 1 or 2 tbsp good quality olive oil sub with water for oil free option
  • 1 tbsp lemon zest
  • 2 tbsp lemon juice
  • optional additional salt and pepper to your taste
  • 1-2 tbsp water

Instructions
 

  • Add all ingredients to a food processor and process till smooth.

Notes

For a nut free option- use a combination of pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds and hemp seeds. 
For oil free, use 2 tbsp water instead of olive oil. 
Keyword basil, dairy free, pesto, sauces