Name: Classic Pesto
Yield: Makes approximately 2 cups
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon garlic powder; 1 ounce fresh baby spinach; 2 teaspoons fine sea salt; ½ teaspoon black pepper; ¼ teaspoon cumin powder; 1 tablespoon maple syrup (optional, use to sweeten if your basil is bitter); 1 teaspoon lemon juice; 7 ounces fresh basil leaves; 1 cup extra-virgin olive oil; ¼ cup Basic Broth; ¼ cup pine nuts, lightly toasted; 2 tablespoons nutritional yeast

Preparation info

Makes approximately
2 cups

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Plant-Based Gourmet

By Suzannah Gerber

Published 2021

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Ingredients

¼ cup Basic Broth
¼ cup pine nuts, lightly toasted
2

Method

In a blender, combine the Basic Broth, pine nuts, nutritional yeast, garlic powder, salt, black pepper, cumin powder, lemon juice, and maple syrup, if using, and blend on low until smooth.
With the blender still running, slowly pour in the olive oil and blend until the mixture emulsifies.
Add the basil and spinach and blend until the desired consisten

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