Basil Pesto Sauce

Basil is one of my favorite herbs, and by the way, it is great in smoothies. And on another side note, I prefer to pronounce basil with a short ‘a’. It’s more classic than the American pronunciation with a long ‘a’.

Pesto is a sauce originating in Genoa, in the Liguria region of northern Italy. It traditionally consists of crushed garlic, basil, and pine nuts, blended with olive oil, Parmesan cheese, and Fiore sardo, a cheese made from sheep’s milk.

This raw, non-dairy version is still classic pesto and delicious.

Basil Pesto Sauce Recipe

Equipment Needed: Food processor

Yields: approx 3/4 to 1  cup

Ingredients:

• 2 cups fresh basil leaves, tightly packed
• 1/3 cup pine nuts
• 2 tablespoons flax oil
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 tablespoon light miso
• 1 teaspoon crushed garlic
• 1 teaspoon nutritional yeast 
• 1/2 teaspoon Himalayan salt

Preparation Steps:

1. Combine all ingredients, except pine nuts, in a food processor equipped with ‘S’ blade. Pulse to begin chopping up basil leaves.

2. Add the pine nuts and process until desired consistency is achieved. Be careful not to over process and turn pine nuts into oil. Desired consistency should be creamy with specks of pine nuts throughout.

Note: pesto shown in picture above is a more nutty version, not as creamy. Process a bit longer for smoother consistency. (Pist…the pesto above actually was part of one of the layers in a lasagna I made, so the nutty version worked out fine).

3. Store in sealed, glass container in refrigerator. Pesto will keep for approximately 4 days. Or freeze pesto in ice cube tray, and store cubes in sealed container – pesto will last for 3 months.

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David Cooley
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David spent 27 years in the mortgage/real estate business, and currently holds a financial life license, but for over 31 years one of his passions has been natural health and prevention of disease. For 31 years he has lived a natural food lifestyle. He is an author, and certified as a health and transformational coach, and plant-based chef. Today his main focus is to bring hope into a person’s life through various resources, proven to reverse aging, elevate health, maximize thought life and emotions, and live with unparalleled, fully persuaded faith!

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