Vegan Pesto

Name: Vegan Pesto
Ingredients: 1 cup pine nuts (you can use walnuts too); 1/3 cup olive oil (For a lower fat version replace half the oil with soy milk); 1/3 cup nutritional yeast; 1 1/2 cups fresh basil; 3/4 teaspoon salt; 1/2 teaspoon black pepper; 3 -5 garlic cloves

7 ingredients

3 steps

Ingredients

1 cup pine nuts (you can use walnuts too)
1/3 cup olive oil (For a lower fat version replace half the oil with soy milk)
1/3 cup nutritional yeast
1 1/2 cups fresh basil
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
3 -5 garlic cloves

Directions

1

Combine all the ingredients except the cloves of garlic into a food processor until everything is ground. I personally like it smoother than normal so I let the food processor run for a bit longer.
2

Combine in the cloves of garlic one at a time and keep doing taste tests until you feel there is enough (be careful not to chop your finger off with the food processor -- it really kills the pesto).
3

Add more salt and pepper to taste and enjoy!