Ingredients:

  • 2 cups (60g) packed fresh basil leaves
  • 3 cloves (9g) garlic, peeled
  • 2 tbsp (30ml) fresh lemon juice
  • 1/3 cup (45g) pine nuts
  • 1/4 cup (15g) nutritional yeast
  • 1/2 cup (120ml) extra virgin olive oil
  • 1/2 tsp (3g) sea salt
  • 1/4 tsp (1g) cracked black pepper

Instructions:

  1. Place the pine nuts and garlic cloves into the food processor. Pulse several times until the nuts are finely crumbled and the garlic is minced.
  2. Add the packed basil leaves, nutritional yeast, lemon juice, salt, and pepper. Pulse in short bursts until the basil is coarsely chopped into a thick, chunky paste.
  3. While the processor is running on low speed, slowly drizzle in the extra virgin olive oil in a steady stream. Continue blending for 15-30 seconds until the sauce is well combined and velvety.