Fresh Pesto Recipe - healthy recipe channel

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.

Harvest fresh basil from the garden, ensuring it's organic.

Separate the basil leaves from the stems by hand, discarding the stems into the compost.

Place the basil leaves into a marble mortar.

Add 2 tablespoons of organic olive oil to the mortar.

Add 2 cloves of garlic to the mortar.

Sprinkle in Himalayan pink salt to help break down the basil leaves.

Use the pestle to mash the basil, garlic, and salt together until well combined and aromatic.

Add a little more olive oil as needed to achieve desired consistency.

Add fresh cracked black pepper to taste, mixing it in thoroughly.

Transfer the pesto to a small glass container for storage.

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