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Vegan basil pesto

Dairy-Free Basil Pesto | Traditional Italian Recipe Made Vegan

This Dairy-free Basil Pesto is just like the original, it's garlicky, fresh and full of flavour. It's perfect to serve with pasta but also on a pizza or sandwich.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes
Course Main
Cuisine Italian
Servings 4 servings
Calories 300 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 100 g basil
  • 25 g walnuts (1/4 cup)
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 2 tbsp nutritional yeast
  • Salt to taste
  • 400 g Pasta

Instructions
 

  • Gather all the ingredients and put them in a blender or food processor. Alternatively, you can use a mortar to grind the ingredients by hand.
  • If you're eating it with pasta, cook your pasta al dente. The cooking time depends on the pasta, I used fresh "trofie" and it took 4 minutes. I like to add the pasta water to the pesto while it's blending to make it really creamy. Alternatively, keep some pasta water aside, drain the pasta, then for each tbsp of pesto you add to the pasta add some pasta water so everything is mixed well.

Nutrition

Calories: 300kcal
Keyword basil, Pasta, pesto, vegan pesto
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