Delicious Budget Pesto
Have you ever found pine nuts at a price that doesn’t make your stomach lurch a bit?
Me neither.
Good news is you don’t have to omit homemade pesto if you don’t want to pay for it! This version includes wallet-friendly, toasted walnuts and a kick of nutritional yeast for added plant-based protein.
Lets Make It!
- 1C chopped walnuts
- 2C fresh basil leaves
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 1t salt
- 1/2t pepper
- 1/4C parmesan cheese
- OR substitute with 1T nutritional yeast
- 1/2C Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- Roughly chop the walnuts and place them in a dry medium-size saute’ pan, tossing occasionally until lightly toasted. Set aside to cool.
- Get out your trusty food processor and add all the ingredients except the olive oil. Turn it on low setting or pulse it a few times to incorporate the ingredients.
- Slowly drizzle the olive oil in until the pesto moves around the food processor easily and as a spreadable consistency. Add more or less EVOO as needed.
- Spatula it into a glass container with an air-tight seal to use all week!
- I use pesto on EVERYTHING.
- Spread it on avocado toast
- Dip roasted veggies in them
- Spread it on fish or chicken
- Use as a sauce for spaghetti squash spaghetti!
Helpful Hint: Basil grows phenomenally both indoors and out. Basil at the store is about $3 for 10 leaves. That’s straight up thievery!
Invest in your pesto-making adventures and plant 1-2 plants in your backyard or in an indoor pot.