Cheese-Free Pesto Sauce with Pine Nuts

Name: Cheese-Free Pesto Sauce with Pine Nuts
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 1 dish
Ingredients: Olive oil; Basil; Pine nuts; Sea salt; Garlic powder

Basil and olive oil provide aromatic plant fats, while pine nuts add protein, magnesium, and body. This cheese-free sauce works with salads, meat, and low-carb baking.

Ingredients

Servings:

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Include ingredient: Basil	Basil	Ingredient quantity for Basil in g
Include ingredient: Pine nuts	Pine nuts	Ingredient quantity for Pine nuts in g
Include ingredient: Sea salt	Sea salt	Ingredient quantity for Sea salt in g
Include ingredient: Garlic powder	Garlic powder	Ingredient quantity for Garlic powder in g

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Cooking time, minutes

5
	Fry	5

Macronutrients in 100 g

Proteins	5
Digestible proteins	2.8
Fats	59.7
Plaid	1.2
Net carbohydrates	4.3
Calories	558 kcal
Indexes
Glycemic index	4.3
Glycemic load	0.8
Insulin index, II	4.6
Disease inflammatory index, DII	-0.36
Antioxidant, ORAC	1 793

Calories per dayGenderGrowth

Weight loss	Detention	Set
57%	41%	34%
972	1350	1620

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Amino acids

Lipids

Macronutrient distribution

	Ideal: 5% Carbohydrates 20% Proteins 75% Fats Plaid
Recommendations (2)
Add more proteins Reduce the amount fats

RDA per 100 g

Vitamins

Nutrient	% of RDA
K	10714214223210726
E	58585812493
B1	101081961
B3	91081871
B6	8851731
A	81091855
B9	7751473
B2	6861431
C	5762011

Minerals

Nutrient	% of RDA
Manganese	12415814219012457
Chlorine	717171867118
Sodium	454545874221
Iron	34151027185
Phosphorus	26262636189
Magnesium	212724671511
Zinc	1926194144
Molybdenum	18181637?2
Chlorophyll	16161648?16
Lutein	15151525?4
Fibers	9141214?9
Potassium	81091175
Calcium	666665

Lipids

Nutrient	% of RDA
Oleic acid (Omega-9)	98123112176?137
Linoleic acid (Omega-6)	557771133?155
Palmitic acid (Saturated)	27272741?53
Alpha-linolenic acid (Omega-3)	71081254

Amino acids

Nutrient	% of RDA
Tryptophan	24343486143
Arginine	14141434113
Isoleucine	1116163284
Histidine	8111123?5
Methionine	7991975
Phenylalanine	5771483
Threonine	57715??

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Allowed on diets
Diet	Status
Keto
Paleo
Mediterranean
Anticandidal (ACD)
FODMAP
AIP
DASH
GAPS
Low Lectin Diet
Low Histamine Diet
Gluten-free Casein-free (GFCF)
Specific Carbohydrate Diet (SCD)
Ketogenic Therapeutic
Low Oxalate Diet
MIND
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Servings: 6 (1 serving ≈ 31 gram)

Digestion time: 3 hour

Wash and dry basil leaves (50 g). Warm pine nuts (50 g) in a dry skillet until fragrant, without browning them too much.

Put the basil and nuts in a blender. Add sea salt (5 g), garlic powder (3 g), and olive oil (75 g).

Blend on low speed until smooth but still slightly textured. Keep the sauce in a closed container in the refrigerator.

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Published: 27.07.2026

Author:

Roman Klymenko

15 years on low-carb nutrition

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