Pesto

We all know pesto is delicious on pasta, but I rarely use it as a sauce. I use it as a condiment more often and as finishing touch in soups, as a pasta topper and sandwich spread. To keep things cheaper, I use walnuts or even sunflower seeds in place of pine nuts in my pesto. I generally toast them, especially if I am using sunflower seeds. If you'd prefer a raw sauce, by all means don't toast them, but I guarantee the pesto won't be as tasty!

One of my favorite ways to use pesto is to smear it on my Chickpea Flatbread and add a bunch of veggies and wrap it up. So good and portable!

Chickpea Flatbread

Walnut Basil Pesto

2 large cloves garlic

1 t garlic salt

¾ c toasted walnuts

1.5 c packed basil

½ c packed spinach

Pinch white pepper

Pinch nutmeg

2 T nutritional yeast

1 T miso

1 T red wine vinegar

1 T olive oil ( optional )

Method:

1. Toast Nuts
2. In a food processor add the garlic and salt and process until garlic is almost a paste
3. add the rest of the ingredients except the olive oil
4. Top with oil if desire 

What are your favorite ways to eat Pesto?