Pesto Pasta With Leeks and Sun-Dried Tomatoes!

T= Tablespoon
t= teaspoon
c= cup

pesto sauce:
2 c fresh basil (not dried) (leaves plucked from stem and washed well)
1/2 c olive oil
juice of 1/2 a fresh lemon (about 2 T)
1/4 t freshly ground black pepper
1/2 t sea salt
1/3 c almonds or sunflower seeds (unsalted, raw, and soaked for at least an hour)
2 cloves of garlic (or 3 if you love garlic)
2 T tahini
1/2 c water

toppings:
10 sun-dried tomatoes (soaked in water for 20 minutes)
2 large leeks (chopped and washed very well)
2 T olive oil
pinch of sea salt

pasta:
Your pasta of choice prepared

1. Mix all of the ingredients for the sauce in a food processor for a couple of minutes. 2. prepare pasta of choice. 3. saute leeks in a pan with a bit of olive oil and sea salt. 4. Pour pesto sauce over the pasta and top with leeks and chopped up sun-dried tomatoes. 5. Eat it!! The sauce can also be used to make pesto pizza (spread it over pita bread and add toppings), or used as a dip! I love it. Try it yourself.