Vegan Thai Style Pesto

Name: Vegan Thai Style Pesto
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 16 servings
Cuisine: Thai
Ingredients: 5-10 garlic cloves; 2 cups Thai basil leaves only (ok to mix/sub with other types of basil); 1/2 cup peanuts (roasted, unsalted); 1/2 cup nutritional yeast; 1/2 cup peanut oil; juice from 1/2 to 1 lime lime juice (to taste); 1 green onion (about 4 green stalks); to taste cilantro (optional, to taste); to taste Thai chilis or red pepper flakes (optional); to taste salt

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A fragrant and bold Thai-inspired pesto made with Thai basil, peanuts, and lime. Perfect for pastas, noodles, or as a dipping sauce.

Prep Time5 minutes

Cook Time0 minutes

Servings:(16 servings)

Units:

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Ingredients

5-10 garlic cloves
2 cups Thai basil leaves only (ok to mix/sub with other types of basil)
½ cup peanuts (roasted, unsalted)
½ cup nutritional yeast
½ cup peanut oil
juice from 1/2 to 1 lime lime juice (to taste)
1 green onion (about 4 green stalks)
to taste cilantro (optional, to taste)
to taste Thai chilis or red pepper flakes (optional)
to taste salt

Instructions

11.In a food processor, mix all the ingredients and blend to desired consistency. Pulse if you want it chunky and blend for a longer time if you want it to be more pasty.
22.Transfer in a 16 oz jar and it's good for 1-2 weeks in the fridge. Enjoy!

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What a great twist from the usual basil pine nut pesto!

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