Sun-Dried Tomato Pesto

This sun-dried tomato pesto is simply divine and so easy to make with simple ingredients. Fantastic on bread or pizza or tossed up with pasta. 
Prep: 15m Total: 15m

Ingredients

  • 1 cup Pine Nuts ((136g))
  • 1 cup Sun-Dried Tomatoes ((210g))
  • 2 Tablespoons Olive Oil
  • 1 teaspoon Crushed Garlic
  • 2 Tablespoons Lemon Juice (Freshly Squeezed)
  • 1/3 cup Nutritional Yeast Flakes ((20g))
  • 1/4 cup Fresh Basil Leaves (Packed)
  • 1/2 teaspoon Sea Salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon Ground Black Pepper

Instructions

  • Add your pine nuts to a frying pan and roast (no oil needed, just a dry pan) for around 5 minutes, turning them over regularly until they are lightly browned.
  • Then add the roasted pine nuts to a food processor along with the sun-dried tomatoes, olive oil, crushed garlic, lemon juice, nutritional yeast, fresh basil leaves, salt and pepper and process until well mixed.
  • Serve right away or store in a jar in the fridge for up to 1 week.