Lightened-Up Sundried Tomato Basil Pesto Pasta
INGREDIENTS
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This lightened up pesto has just 1/4 cup of olive oil, but I promise you won’t know the difference . The sundried tomatoes, walnuts, and basil create an extremely flavourful pesto that goes wonderfully with pasta, sandwiches or wraps, or mixed into
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2 garlic cloves
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20 grams fresh basil leaves (1/2 cup packed)
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55 grams (about 7) oil-packed sundried tomatoes (see notes)
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1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
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6-8 tbsp water
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3-4 tbsp walnuts (toasted, if preferred)
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Fine grain sea salt + pepper, to taste (I used 1/4 tsp salt)
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1 tbsp nutritional yeast (optional)
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Crushed red pepper flakes, to taste
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For the pasta:
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Your choice of pasta
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Walnuts, chopped and toasted
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Fresh basil
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Sundried tomatoes, chopped
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Pesto
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Yield: 3/4 cup
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