Spicy Basil Pesto

🧂 Ingredients

• 2 Cups Basil

  Packed
• 3 Cloves Garlic cloves

  2 - 3 garlic cloves (depending on size)
• Lemon zest
• 1 Lemon Juice
• ½ Cup Parsley
• 2 Tablespoon Sunflower seeds

  Or Pine nuts, or pepitas seeds
• ⅓ Cup Olive Oil
• ⅓ Cup Parmesan cheese
• 1 teaspoon Sea Salt
• 1 Habanero

  These are spicy (Optional!!!)

Instructions

• 1 To make the pesto, gather all the ingredients required. 
• 2 Remove the basil leaves from the stems.
• 3 Zest the lemon
• 4 Juice the lemon
• 5 Add the basil, parsley, garlic, lemon juice, lemon zest, parmesan cheese, and
  sunflower seeds or pepitas seeds to a food processor. If you want to make it
  spicy, add a habanero or serrano pepper.
• 6 Start blending the ingredients
• 7 Slowly add Olive Oil
• 8 After about 3 or 4 minutes of blending in a food processor, the Pesto is ready
  to eat.
• 9 We usually make a large amount and freeze it for future dishes. Put the Pesto in
  a Ziploc bag and place it flat in the freezer. Remember to date the Pesto. It
  usually lasts in the freezer for 3 to 6 months.

Nutrition Info