An Oregon Cottage's "Secret Ingredient" Frugal Homemade Pesto

Name: An Oregon Cottage's "Secret Ingredient" Frugal Homemade Pesto
Prep time: 30 min
Yield: 1
Ingredients: 5-6 cloves garlic, peeled; 1/4 c. sunflower seeds; 1/2 c. grated Parmesan cheese; 1 tsp. salt (or to taste); 2-1/2 c. lightly packed basil leaves, washed and dried; 1 Tb. lemon juice (for freezing to keep pesto a brighter green after opening); 3/4 - 1c. olive oil (plus more if freezing)

An Oregon Cottage's "Secret Ingredient" Frugal Homemade Pesto was pinched from <a href="http://anoregoncottage.com/pantry-basics-frugal-pesto/" target="_blank">anoregoncottage.com.</a>

"Frugal (aka, cheap) homemade pesto with an alternative to expensive pine nuts that we like even better!..."

INGREDIENTS

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5-6 cloves garlic, peeled

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1/4 c. sunflower seeds

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1/2 c. grated Parmesan cheese

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1 tsp. salt (or to taste)

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2-1/2 c. lightly packed basil leaves, washed and dried

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1 Tb. lemon juice (for freezing to keep pesto a brighter green after opening)

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3/4 - 1c. olive oil (plus more if freezing)

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