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	Optimum Living Alliance The Optimum Living Alliance Inc. is a non-profit educational organization that collates and provides to the public many diverse tools for achieving and optimizing personal health and lifestyle. Through their outreach programs and events, they intend to joyfully inspire and empower personal and community health and vitality to bring about greater harmony and planetary vitality.
The Optimum Living Alliance is founded by Brook and Home Le'amohala. Brook is a vegan living foods chef and co-author of the cookbook Incredibly Delicious. Home is certified in vegetarian and vegan nutrition.

Reprinted with permission from Brook and Home Le'amohala.

Living Pesto Pasta

Ingredients

Pesto Sauce

2-4 cups or handfulls basil
1 1/2 cups pine nuts
1/2 cup key lime or lemon juice
1/2 cup filtered water
4-5 cloves garlic
1 tsp. ume vinegar
sea salt, optional, to taste
dash cayenne pepper, or minced hot pepper of choice, to taste

Blend all ingredients in food processor until almost smooth. Some texture is nice for the palate. Place in serving dish with a garnish of basil, and set in fridge, covered, until ready to serve.

Living Pesto Pasta. Photograph © Optimum Living Alliance.

Pasta

3-4 young zucchini
4-5 large carrots
optional, 2 medium size beets, peeled

Wash and spiralize all veggies to make fresh living noodles; do beets last. Leave beets separate until just before serving.

Lightly toss noodles together just before serving with:

1 large tomato, diced
2-3 slices purple onion, finely minced

Display noodles and pesto sauce in separate bowls garnished with basil and edible flowers like nasturtiums.

Place noodles on plate, top with pesto and diced tomatoes. Yum!