Creamy Avocado Basil Pesto
Recipe: #6031
July 27, 2012
Categories: Avocado, 5-Minute Prep, One-Pot Meal Kosher, No Eggs, Vegan, Vegetarian, more
"The use for this is really endless, it's great on pasta as a sandwich spread whatever you wish to use it for, it's VERY GOOD! This makes just under 1 cup but will depend on the size of avocado that you use."
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (218.8 g)
- Calories 912.2
- Total Fat - 88.6 g
- Saturated Fat - 11.3 g
- Cholesterol - 0 mg
- Sodium - 299.5 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 32.1 g
- Dietary Fiber - 8.5 g
- Sugars - 1.3 g
- Protein - 10.3 g
- Calcium - 88.8 mg
- Iron - 4.2 mg
- Vitamin C - 118.9 mg
- Thiamin - 0.3 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
In your food processor add the garlic and toasted cooled walnuts; pulse until ground. Add in the avocado, basil, olive oil and lemon juice; process until a smooth consistency is reached, scraping the bowl as necessary. Taste then season with salt and pepper.
Step 2
Refrigerate in a sealed container for 2-3 days.
Tips
No special items needed.