Today you will learn how to make pesto sauce without nuts! This easy nut free basil pesto sauce recipe doesn’t include pine nuts, sunflower seeds, or pumpkin seeds! And it’s a 100% deliciously versatile sauce that couldn't be any easier to make.
Place all ingredients in a food processor or high speed blender. Blend for 30 seconds, stop and scrape the sides, blend again a few seconds. Do not over process.
Taste, if bitter, you over processed a bit, add a little more cheese or if not allergic to nuts, a handful to nuts. Salt & pepper to taste.
Store in airtight container in fridge up to 2 weeks, freeze in ice cube portions and store in ziplock baggie up to 6 months. Remove from freezer and thaw overnight or toss into soup or spaghetti sauce.
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Ways to Serve PestoServe over baked potatoes, pasta, pizza, veggies, chicken, fish, steak, burrata and so much more. Stir into soup or pasta sauce for an extra delicious kick. Vegan PestoReplace parmesan cheese with nutritional yeast or use plant-based parmesan cheese and -voila - Vegan Pesto.How to Keep Spinach Basil Pesto from Turning BrownMy trick is to press plastic wrap snugly onto the top of the pesto, removing as many air pockets as possible. You may also pour a layer of olive oil over the top, this will essentially "seal" the pesto from any contact with air.