Say hello to this delicious Vegan Pesto Pasta recipe! It’s bright and tangy, herby and comforting. And it’s a very quick and easy vegan dinner that you can whip together in 20. Needless to say, it’s absolutely gorgeous drizzled over noodles for vegan pesto pasta.
Pesto Pasta [Vegan]
Serves
4
Cooking Time
10
Ingredients
- 2 cups basil tightly packed
- 1/3 cup pine nuts
- 2 cloves garlic
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon nutritional yeast
- 1/4 teaspoon sea salt
- 1/3 cup olive oil
- 12 ounces of pasta noodles
- sea salt for pasta
Preparation
- In a food processor with the S-shape blade, add the basil, pine nuts and garlic. Pulse a few times to chop. Then add the lemon juice nutritional yeast and 1/4 teaspoon sea salt, pulse again to roughly combine. Turn food processor to a low speed and drizzle in the olive oil. Continue blending together until the mixture is combined, but there is still some texture. Place to the side.
- Heat a large pot of boiling water and add the pasta noodles and a generous pinch of sea salt. Cook until al-dente (about 7 mins). Strain and add the noodles back to the pot. Pour in the pesto and toss to combine. Transfer to bowls and serve.
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