Easy, Delicious DIY Pesto! - Rustic As F#%K

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.

Toast 1/3 cup of pine nuts in a pan on the stove until fragrant and golden brown, being careful not to burn them.

Add the toasted pine nuts to a food processor.

Roughly chop 2 cloves of garlic and add them to the food processor with the pine nuts.

Pulse the mixture to achieve a coarse texture, being careful not to over-process.

Add 2 cups of tightly packed fresh basil leaves to the food processor.

Grate 1/2 cup of Parmesano Reano cheese and add it to the mixture.

Squeeze in the juice of 1/4 lemon, removing any seeds with your fingers.

Add black pepper and salt to taste, then drizzle in olive oil while the processor is running to emulsify the mixture.

Pulse until the pesto reaches a desired coarse texture.

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