Easy Spinach Pesto - Nut Free - No Basil - Vegan | Healthy and Delicious Spinach Sauce!

pine nuts

🥗Healthier: walnuts

💰Cheaper: sunflower seeds

Sunflower seeds are more affordable and provide a nutty flavor.

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grated pecorino

Nutritional yeast is lower in calories and dairy-free.

Pack 2 cups of fresh spinach tightly into a measuring cup.

Measure out 1/3 cup of olive oil and 2 teaspoons of lemon juice.

Chop 4 cloves of garlic roughly.

Place the chopped garlic, spinach, lemon juice, and a splash of white wine into a blender.

Add half of the olive oil to the blender.

Season with a pinch of salt (and optionally pepper).

Blend the mixture on low, drizzling in the remaining olive oil until desired consistency is reached.

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