Quick Pesto with Broiled Tomatoes

• 3 cups basil leaves
• 2 cloves garlic, peeled
• 1/4 cup pine nuts
• 1/4 cup nutritional yeast
• 1/2 cup olive oil
• 4 medium tomatoes, cored and halved crosswise
• 5 Tbs. plus 1 tsp. panko breadcrumbs

1. To make Quick Pesto: Place basil and garlic in food processor, and process until finely chopped.
2. Add pine nuts and nutritional yeast, and process 1 minute, or until pine nuts are finely chopped and mixture is paste-like.
3. With motor running, add olive oil in steady stream.
4. Process 1 minute more, or until smooth.
5. Season with salt and pepper, if desired.
6. To make Broiled Tomatoes: Preheat oven to broil.
7. Place tomatoes cut-side up on baking sheet.
8. Spread each tomato half with 2 tsp.
9. Quick Pesto, and sprinkle with 2 tsp.
10. panko breadcrumbs.
11. Broil 3 to 5 minutes, or until breadcrumbs are browned and pesto is bubbly.
12. Serve as a side dish.

basil, garlic, pine nuts, nutritional yeast, olive oil, tomatoes, breadcrumbs

Taken from www.vegetariantimes.com/recipe/quick-pesto-with-broiled-tomatoes/ (may not work)