Lemony Green Pesto Sauce (Oil-Free)
PinServings: 4
Make this yummy Lemony Green Pesto Sauce in 5 minutes using your food processor or blender. It goes great with pasta, as a dip, pizza sauce or dressing. It's also oil-free!
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Ingredients
- 1/4 cup raw cashews
- 1/4 cup pine nuts
- 2 cups fresh arugula
- 1/2 cup chopped Italian parsley - or basil
- 3 tablespoons nutritional yeast
- juice from 1 lemon - about 3 tablespoons
- 1 teaspoon maple syrup
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 garlic cloves - minced (or 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder)
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1/4 cup water - or more to thin
Instructions
- In a food processor or high powered blender, add raw cashews and pine nuts. Process until as fine as possible. Add arugula, parsley, nutritional yeast, lemon juice, maple syrup, garlic, salt and pepper and 1/4 cup water and blend until smooth. Some blenders may require a little more water to blend. Stir and add additional water (at 1 tablespoon increments) if necessary.
- Mix in with pasta, or use as a dip, pizza sauce or add a little more water to make it a dressing. This recipe makes 1 cup pesto sauce. The serving size is about 1/4 cup.
Nutrition
Serving: 0.24cup | Calories: 110kcal | Carbohydrates: 7.9g | Protein: 4.3g | Fat: 7.6g | Sodium: 308mg | Sugar: 52g
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