Almond Pesto Recipe

Name: Almond Pesto Recipe
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 10 min
Cuisine: European, Italian, Mediterranean
Ingredients: 2 cups fresh basil; 1/3 cup roasted almonds; 2 tbsp nutritional yeast; 1 tbsp lemon juice; 1/2 tsp salt; 1/4 tsp black pepper; 1/4 cup olive oil

2 steps

Prep:5minCook:5min

This easy almond pesto recipe blends together simple ingredients for a fresh, vibrant, and nutty sauce. Great tossed with pasta, spread on sandwiches, used as pizza sauce, served as a dip and more!

Updated at: Tue, 19 Nov 2024 17:17:13 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Great

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Low

Nutrition per serving

Calories113.1 kcal (6%)

Total Fat10.7 g (15%)

Carbs2.4 g (1%)

Sugars0.4 g (0%)

Protein2.7 g (5%)

Sodium149.5 mg (7%)

Fiber1.3 g (4%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

8 servings

2 cupsfresh basil

⅓ cuproasted almonds

2 Tbspnutritional yeast

1 Tbsplemon juice

½ tspsalt

¼ tspblack pepper

¼ cupolive oil

Instructions

Step 1

To a food processor, add fresh basil, almonds, nutritional yeast, lemon juice, salt, and pepper. Pulse until finely chopped.

Step 2

Slowly pour the olive oil and process the pesto until smooth and fully blended. If your pesto is too thick, add a tablespoon or two of water until desired consistency is reached.

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