No Garlic Pesto Recipe
This delicious no garlic, no pine nut pesto recipe takes all the ingredients that might cause you trouble out, and put nothing but deliciousness in! Goes with any veggies or breads or makes the perfect condiment!
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Ingredients
- 2 cups fresh basil leaves washed
- 1/2 cup walnuts or pine nuts or pecans or almonds, or a mixture
- 1/2 cup canned garbanzo beans rinsed OR canned and rinsed lentils for lower FODMAP OR 1/2 ripe avocado for Low FODMAP
- 3 Tbs. extra virgin olive oil
- 1 1/2 Tbs. fresh squeezed lemon juice
- 1 Tbs. MCT oil Nutiva Organic MCT Oil from coconut OR 1 Tbs. additional virgin olive oil
- 1 jalapeno optional or use 2 for extra heat
- 1 tsp. fresh or dried parsley
- 1 tsp. cumin
- 1/2 tsp. sea salt
- 1/4 tsp. pepper or white pepper
Instructions
- Prepare ingredients by washing and draining, as necessary.
- Add all ingredients to a Blendtec (high quality blender) Twister Jar or food processor bowl and process for 2 minutes, or until creamy. Alternatively, chop and dice ingredients by hand, stirring to combine until desired smoothness.
- Serve immediately or cover and store in the refrigerator for up to 1 week.
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** Please keep in mind that nutrition information provided is per serving, which may vary. While we have taken care to provide you with the most accurate nutritional values possible, please note that this information may differ significantly depending on the exact ingredients and brands that you choose to use to make this recipe. Additionally, where options are given for ingredients, the resulting calculation may include all ingredient options instead of only one per line, skewing the totals significantly.