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How To make Basil Sunflower Seed Pesto
4 c Coarsely chopped fresh
-basil leaves 1 c Unhulled raw sunflower seeds
1/2 c Olive oil
1 c Fresly grated Parmesan
2 tb Sweet butter, softened
2 cl Garlic, crushed
In a blender in batches or in a food processor puree the basil with the sunflower seeds, the oil, the Parmesan, the butter, the garlic, and salt to taste. Transfer the pesto to a small bowl and lay plastic wrap directly on the surface to prevent discoloration. The pesto keeps, covered and chilled, for 2 weeks. Makes about 1 1/2 cups. To use the pesto: For every pound of dried pasta cooking in a keeple of boiling salted water, stir together in a heated serving bowl 3/4 cup pesto and 2/3 cup hot pasta cooking water. When the pasta is al dente, drain it in a colander, add it to the pesto mixture, and toss the mixture with lemon juice, salt, and pepper to taste.
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Ingredients
Sunflower seeds: 80 gr
Garlic: 2 cloves
Basil: 200 gr
Nutritional yeast: 20 gr
Lemon: 2
Salt & pepper: ¼ tsp each
Extra olive oil: 100 ml
Instruction
1. Roast sunflower seeds in a skillet on low-medium heat until browned and fragrant, about 5 to 10 minutes, stirring often to prevent scorching.
2. Add basil, sunflower seeds, garlic, lemon juice, nutritional yeast and salt & pepper to taste to a food processor or blender.
3. Start the processor, slowly drizzle the olive oil into the food processor until a sauce forms.
4. Use immediately or store for up to a week in an airtight container in the fridge.
NOTE
• You can use arugula or spinach instead of basil.
• If you don’t want to have nut free pesto, you can use walnut, pine nuts, pistachio.
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