Basil and Kale Pesto
Equipment
- Blender
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup Pepitas (green pumpkin seeds), soaked see note
- 1 clove garlic
- 1/4-1/2 tsp salt or to taste
- 2 Tb lemon juice
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 2 cups losely packed basil leaves stems removed
- 1 cup kale coarsely chopped
- 1/4-1/2 cup water as needed to blend to desired consistency
- 1/3 cup nutritional yeast
Instructions
- In a food processor of blender, combine the pepitas, garlic, salt, lemon juice and olive oil. Blend until smooth.
- All the kale and basil leaves. Blend/process until smooth, adding water as needed to blend to the desired consistency.
- Blend in the nutritional yeast at the end. Add additional salt if desired.
Notes
Soaking the pepitas improves the digestibility of the seeds. I soak them for a minimum of 2 hours and strain and rinse them before using. You can skip this step if you wish but you may find yourself adding a little more water if you are using dry seeds.
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