Thermomix Basil Pesto

A dark grey bowl filled with basil pesto, topped with pine nuts, fresh basil and olive oil.

Our super simple and easy to follow Thermomix Basil Pesto recipe. Much healthier and guaranteed to be tastier than any shop bought pesto.

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Course: pestos, sauces and spreads

Cuisine: Italian

Prep Time: 5

Total Time: 5

Servings:

Calories: 103kcal

Author: Yasmin

Equipment

Thermomix
Kitchen knife
Measuring Cups (or scales)
Spatula

Ingredients

3 cups Fresh Basil
⅓ cup Pine Nuts
3 tbsps Nutritional Yeast *For non vegan cheese option, please see note below
3 Cloves of Garlic
3 tbsps Olive Oil
2 tbsps Fresh Lemon Juice
½ teaspoon Sea Salt

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Instructions

Add all the ingredients, except for the Olive Oil and the Lemon Juice, to the Thermomix jug.
3 cups Fresh Basil, ⅓ cup Pine Nuts, 3 tbsps Nutritional Yeast, 3 Cloves of Garlic, ½ teaspoon Sea Salt
Blend on level 7 for 5 seconds.
Using a spatula, scrape down the pesto from the sides of the jug, back towards the blades.
Add the Olive Oil and the Lemon Juice to the other ingredients in the Thermomix jug.
3 tbsps Olive Oil, 2 tbsps Fresh Lemon Juice
Blend on level 4 for 10 seconds.
Transfer to storage tub or jar and keep in the fridge.

Notes

*If you want to make this as a non vegan pesto then just swap out the nutritional yeast for 70g of Parmesan.

Just cut the parmesan in to chunks, before adding it to the Thermomix jug at the same time as the basil, pine nuts etc.

A good tip when storing the Pesto is to cover the surface of it with a thin layer of Olive Oil and keep it in an airtight container in the fridge. The layer of oil will help keep the pesto fresh and vibrant for up to twice as long as it not having it.

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