White Bean Pesto Pate

Dump all of the following into a food processor or blender and blend; the amounts aren't exact, you have a lot of leeway:

• 2-3 cups of white beans
• 2-4 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
• a fistful of basil
• 1-2 cloves of garlic
• juice of 1/2-1 lemon
• 1-2 tbsp pumpkin seed butter OR a small handful of pepitas (pumpkin seeds)
• dash cayenne
• salt & pepper to taste

If you make a lot, you can always use any extra pate as the base for one of my sausage recipes:

• http://reallycrabbycrafter.blogspot.com/2011/10/gluten-free-vegan-sausages-from-scratch.html
• http://reallycrabbycrafter.blogspot.com/2011/06/black-eyed-pea-tarragon-sausages.html