BASIL PESTO MAGIC: The Easiest Recipe You’ll Ever Try!

pine nuts

🥗Healthier: walnuts

💰Cheaper: sunflower seeds

Walnuts provide a similar texture and flavor at a lower cost.

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grated pecorino

Nutritional yeast is lower in calories and adds a cheesy flavor.

Start by introducing salt and pepper to the fresh basil leaves to create friction.

Grind the basil leaves with salt and pepper using a pestle and mortar until they start breaking up.

Add dry roasted cashews to the basil mixture and continue grinding until they break down.

Introduce garlic to the mixture and grind it in.

Add Parmesan cheese and continue grinding, tasting as you go to adjust salt levels if necessary.

Once the mixture is thick, slowly introduce olive oil bit by bit to achieve desired consistency.

If needed, add water gradually to thin out the pesto, but only if necessary.

Transfer the pesto to a clean jar, using a clean spoon each time to preserve it.

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