Easy Homemade Nut-Free Pesto
This Easy Homemade Nut-Free Pesto recipe is super simple to make and tastes just as delicious as traditional basil pesto. It swaps the pine nuts for sunflower seeds so you still get the nutty texture with no nuts. Use it on fresh pasta, fish, steak, veggies, or add a little more olive oil to make it a salad dressing. Homemade pesto truly blows store-bought pesto out of the water and it's so easy to make, I highly recommend giving it a try.
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Servings: 4 servings (just over 1 cup)
Equipment
- Food processor
Ingredients
- 1 packed cup fresh basil leaves only
- 2 tablespoon raw sunflower seeds
- 1 clove garlic
- ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil
- ½ cup grated parmesan cheese
Instructions
- In a food processor, pulse the basil, sunflower seeds, and garlic together until coarsely chopped.
- In a steady stream, add the extra virgin olive oil while simultaneously pulsing the food processor.
- Lastly, add the parmesan and pulse together until just combined - this will help finish the emulsification.
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Nutrition Estimate
Calories: 202kcal | Carbohydrates: 3g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 20g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 12g | Cholesterol: 11mg | Sodium: 220mg | Potassium: 59mg | Fiber: 0.5g | Sugar: 0.1g | Vitamin A: 124IU | Vitamin C: 0.3mg | Calcium: 116mg | Iron: 0.4mg