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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.

Trim the basil and place it in an ice water bath to retain aromatics.

Freeze the food processor for 30 minutes before making the pesto to keep everything cold.

In the frozen food processor, add 1/2 cup of olive oil, 3 tablespoons of pine nuts, and 1 large garlic clove.

Blend until it forms a paste.

Add 1/2 cup of shredded parmigiano cheese and 1/4 cup of shredded pecorino cheese, and blend until smooth.

Add 3 cups of basil to the mixture, blending until smooth but no longer than that to avoid oxidation.

Press the mixture through a sieve.

Add sea salt to taste, considering that the cheeses already add salinity.

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