Almond Pesto

This homemade almond pesto recipe is easy to make with simple ingredients. Blend fresh basil and roasted almonds with olive oil, lemon juice, nutritional yeast, salt, and pepper for a fresh, vibrant, and nutty sauce. This pesto recipe with almonds is a fun twist on classic basil pesto. Holding true to the traditional version, we're still using fresh basil, but swapping in almonds for pine nuts, and nutritional yeast for cheese.

Author: The Urben Life

Meal Type: Milk Free

Cuisine: Other

Difficulty: EASY

Prep. Time: 5 minutes

Cook Time: 5 minutes

Total Time: 10 minutes

Servings: 8 servings

Calories: 102 kcal per serving

Ingredients

2 cups - fresh basil
⅓ cup - roasted almonds
2 tablespoons - nutritional yeast
1 tbsp - lemon juice
½ tsp - salt
¼ tsp - black pepper
¼ cup - olive oil

Instructions

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