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How To make Basil Sunflower Seed Pesto
4 c Coarsely chopped fresh
-basil leaves 1 c Unhulled raw sunflower seeds
1/2 c Olive oil
1 c Fresly grated Parmesan
2 tb Sweet butter, softened
2 cl Garlic, crushed
In a blender in batches or in a food processor puree the basil with the sunflower seeds, the oil, the Parmesan, the butter, the garlic, and salt to taste. Transfer the pesto to a small bowl and lay plastic wrap directly on the surface to prevent discoloration. The pesto keeps, covered and chilled, for 2 weeks. Makes about 1 1/2 cups. To use the pesto: For every pound of dried pasta cooking in a keeple of boiling salted water, stir together in a heated serving bowl 3/4 cup pesto and 2/3 cup hot pasta cooking water. When the pasta is al dente, drain it in a colander, add it to the pesto mixture, and toss the mixture with lemon juice, salt, and pepper to taste.
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Vegan Sunflower Seed Basil Pesto
Ingredients
Sunflower seeds: 80 gr
Garlic: 2 cloves
Basil: 200 gr
Nutritional yeast: 20 gr
Lemon: 2
Salt & pepper: ¼ tsp each
Extra olive oil: 100 ml
Instruction
1. Roast sunflower seeds in a skillet on low-medium heat until browned and fragrant, about 5 to 10 minutes, stirring often to prevent scorching.
2. Add basil, sunflower seeds, garlic, lemon juice, nutritional yeast and salt & pepper to taste to a food processor or blender.
3. Start the processor, slowly drizzle the olive oil into the food processor until a sauce forms.
4. Use immediately or store for up to a week in an airtight container in the fridge.
NOTE
• You can use arugula or spinach instead of basil.
• If you don’t want to have nut free pesto, you can use walnut, pine nuts, pistachio.
Enjoy it!
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Homemade Pesto Recipe + Pesto Freezing Tips!
Did you know you can freeze your pesto? When summer is here and basil is abundant in my garden, I love making big batches of pesto to freeze and use throughout the year. To avoid spending a fortune on pine nuts, I use sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds, walnuts, or a combination of them all. Blend them up with lots of garlic, oil, and some spices, and then freeze it in ice cube trays to last all year long. I simply store it in the freezer in an airtight container, and when I’m ready to use it, I warm it up by microwave or stovetop.
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Spinach and Sunflower Seed pesto
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Let's Make Pesto Pasta with SUNFLOWER SEEDS?
How we make a pesto pasta with sunflower seeds. Super easy, super quick, reasonably healthy :) pasta dish you can make in the time it takes to boil the water. Why not use pine nuts? Well, they're expensive! Sunflower seeds work just as well and they're really cheap!
Ingredients:
2-3 Cups Fresh Basil Leaves
1/2 Cup Sunflower Seeds:
6 Cloves of Garlic
1/4 Cup Olive Oil:
1/4 Cup Nutritional Yeast:
1 Tablespoon Lemon Juice
Water as Needed
6 Ounces Pasta (we used Penne)
1/3 Cup Sundried Tomatoes:
1/3 Cup Kalamata Olives:
2 Cups Mushrooms
Black Pepper to Taste
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