Homemade Superfood Pesto
Homemade superfood pesto is absolutely delicious on EVERYTHING and is packed with nutrient-dense ingredients. It comes together in a blender or food processor in just a few minutes! It's nut-free, vegan, paleo, keto, and whole 30-friendly!
Ingredients
- 1 big handful of greens (spinach and/or arugula)
- 1 1/4 cups packed fresh basil
- 1/2 cup sunflower seeds *can sub pine nuts
- 1/4 cup hemp seeds
- 2-3 garlic cloves
- 3/4 tsp sea salt
- pepper, to taste
- 2 tbsp lemon juice
- 3 tbsp nutritional yeast *more to taste
- 1/4 cup avocado oil or olive oil
- pinch of red pepper flakes (totally optional!)
Instructions
- Simply add all of the ingredients to a food processor, processing a minute or so until a smooth paste-like texture forms. Then add half hte oil, process until combined, then add the remaining oil, processing again.
- At this point, you can add more oil or water if you want a lower-fat pesto. Simply add in another 1-2 tbsp of either, until the pesto reaches your desired consistency (depends on if you like yours thinner/thicker!).
- Taste and adjust as you'd like. Nutritional yeast will add extra cheesy flavor, lemon will add more zing, etc.
- Then store in an air-tight container in the fridge for up to 1 week. If you want to store for long-term storage, freeze in an ice cube tray for a month or so and defrost or add right to your stove-top recipes!