1 medium ripe avocado
1 cup fresh basil, loosely packed
1/2 cup spinach, loosely packed
2 tablespoons pine nuts
2 tablespoons nutritional yeast
1 teaspoon minced garlic (or 2 cloves garlic)
1 tablespoon olive oil
1/2 teaspoon salt and pepper
Place all ingredients into a food processor and blend until smooth.
This is great on spaghetti, but I’ve also found it’s tasty slathered on pieces of crusty French bread for a snack.
Source of recipe: I wanted some pasta, but was tired of tomato sauce. So I decided to use up some avocados and basil that were about to go bad, and came up with this wonderful recipe!