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marcona almond pesto

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Equipment

  • food processor

Ingredients
  

  • 8 cups basil
  • 1 cup flat leaf parsley (optional)
  • Juice of one lemon
  • ½ cup toasted marcona almonds
  • 3 large garlic cloves
  • ½ cup parmesan cheese
  • 1 tsp salt
  • ½ tsp black pepper
  • 1 cup olive oil

Instructions
 

  • Put almonds and garlic in a food processor and pulse to break up
  • Add basil and parsley (if using), salt, pepper, lemon juice and pulse until there is a paste
  • Drizzle in olive oil until reaching the consistency you want
  • Stir in parmesan

Notes

To make this vegan, use vegan parmesan cheese.
Keyword healthy, italian, Vegan, Vegetarian