Paleo Pesto (Vegan)

Name: Paleo Pesto (Vegan) Recipe
Yield: 16
Ingredients: 2 cups basil leaves; 1/2 cup raw sunflower seeds soaked and drained; 2 small cloves garlic (or 1 large); juice of 1 lemon; 1/4 teaspoon sea salt; 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil; Begin by placing the basil sunflower seeds and garlic in the bowl of a food processor or blender. Process until coarsely ground. Add the lemon juice and sea salt. Pulse a few times then slowly stream in the olive oil. Process for a minute or so making sure that everything is well incorporated. Taste it --you may need to add a little more salt according to your taste.

Number of Servings: 16

Ingredients

2 cups basil leaves1/2 cup raw sunflower seeds, soaked and drained2 small cloves garlic (or 1 large)juice of 1 lemon1/4 teaspoon sea salt1/2 cup extra virgin olive oilBegin by placing the basil, sunflower seeds and garlic in the bowl of a food processor or blender. Process until coarsely ground. Add the lemon juice and sea salt. Pulse a few times, then slowly stream in the olive oil. Process for a minute or so, making sure that everything is well incorporated. Taste it --you may need to add a little more salt according to your taste.

Directions

https://wholefamilyfare.blogspot.com/2010/09/sunflower-basil-pesto.html

Number of Servings: 16

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user ECH6A11.

Servings Per Recipe: 16

Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving

Calories: 86.1
Total Fat: 9.5 g
Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
Sodium: 0.2 mg
Total Carbs: 0.7 g
Dietary Fiber: 0.4 g
Protein: 0.7 g

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