Pistou Sauce - The Veggie Table

Pistou is the French version of pesto – the only differences are that there are no pine nuts and the Parmesan cheese is commonly replaced with coarse salt, making it safe for vegans.
Yield	¾ cup
Time	5 minutes
Tools	food processor OR knife, bowl, and wooden spoon
Ingredients	1 c fresh basil, packed 2 cloves garlic, minced 2 T olive oil ¼ t coarse salt black pepper
Directions	Place everything in the food processor and process until smooth. Alternatively, you can finely chop the basil and mix it with the other ingredients. Serve on pasta or pizza.
Notes	After you pull the basil leaves off, save the stems to make basil oil. Also see my pesto recipe. Adapted from Donna Klein’s The Mediterranean Vegan Kitchen (read my review). Buy it: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk
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