Ingredients
Scale
- Pasta of your choice
- 1 cup of cherry tomatoes
- 1/4 cup of pine nuts
- 1 cup of fresh basil (tightly packed)
- 1 clove of garlic
- 1/4 cup of olive oil
- 1–3 tbsp nutritional yeast
- salt, pepper
- 1/2 lemon (optional)
Instructions
- Prepare your pasta according to package instructions.
- Meanwhile roast pine nuts in a skillet until lightly toasted.
- Add basil, garlic, toasted pine nuts, nutritional yeast, olive oil, lemon juice, salt and pepper to a food processor and blend until smooth. Mix pesto into pasta and add cherry tomatoes. Enjoy!
- Prep Time: 5 mins
- Cook Time: 10 mins
- Category: Main