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  "slug": "homemade-vegan-pesto",
  "title": "Homemade Pesto",
  "description": "Fresh basil pesto made with nutritional yeast and walnuts or pine nuts.",
  "category": "Sauces, gravies & dressings",
  "icon": "",
  "eyebrow": "RECIPE",
  "status": "complete",
  "statusLabel": "Complete recipe",
  "sourceType": "family-library",
  "sourceDocument": "masala and coconut curry.docx",
  "url": "https://francespopsicle.com/recipes/homemade-vegan-pesto/",
  "dataUrl": "https://francespopsicle.com/recipes/data/homemade-vegan-pesto.json",
  "recipeYield": "Makes about 1½ cups",
  "meta": [
    "Makes about 1½ cups",
    "Sauces, gravies & dressings"
  ],
  "ingredients": [
    "3 cups packed fresh basil",
    "¾ cup walnuts or pine nuts",
    "4 cloves garlic",
    "½ cup nutritional yeast",
    "Juice of ½ lemon",
    "½ tsp salt",
    "½ tsp black pepper",
    "¾ cup olive oil",
    "2 Tbsp water if needed for blending, optional"
  ],
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  "instructions": [
    "Blend basil, nuts, garlic, nutritional yeast, lemon, salt and pepper.",
    "Slowly drizzle in olive oil until smooth.",
    "Adjust salt and lemon to taste."
  ],
  "notes": [
    "Store refrigerated about 1 week or freeze in ice cube trays."
  ],
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  "francesNote": "",
  "editorialNote": "",
  "mealPlanWeeks": [],
  "vegan": true,
  "amcInspired": false,
  "tags": [
    "sauce",
    "pesto"
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      "text": "3 cups packed fresh basil",
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      "text": "½ cup nutritional yeast",
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    {
      "text": "Juice of ½ lemon",
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      "normalizationConfidence": "medium"
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    {
      "text": "½ tsp salt",
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    {
      "text": "½ tsp black pepper",
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    },
    {
      "text": "¾ cup olive oil",
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    {
      "text": "2 Tbsp water if needed for blending, optional",
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