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homemade dairy free pesto sauce recipe
Thriving Gluten Free

Dairy Free Pesto Sauce Recipe

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Packed with fresh ingredients and healthy fats, this homemade pesto sauce is everything you love about traditional pesto—without the cheese.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Blending 5 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Servings: 6
Course: Seasoning
Cuisine: Italian
Calories: 246
Ingredients Equipment Method Nutrition Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 2 cups Basil Leaves packed
  • 2-3 cloves Garlic
  • ½ teaspoon Salt
  • ½ cup extra virgin Olive Oil
  • ¼ cup Nutritional Yeast
  • 2 tablespoon Lemon Juice ½ a lemon
  • ½ cup pine nuts macadamia or cashew nuts(optional)

Equipment

Method
 

  1. Using a food processor pulse basil, garlic, salt, nutritional yeast and nuts, if using. Pulse until ingredients are finely chopped.
  2. Add in the olive oil and lemon juice. Continue to pulse until combined.

Nutrition

Calories: 246kcalCarbohydrates: 3gProtein: 3gFat: 26gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 6gMonounsaturated Fat: 15gSodium: 195mgPotassium: 137mgFiber: 1gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 426IUVitamin C: 4mgCalcium: 18mgIron: 1mg

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

Notes

Store in an airtight container in the fridge for up to two weeks or keeps well in the freezer too!

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