Vegan Pesto Pasta
Ingredients
- 2 cups packed fresh basil leaves
- 2 tbsp pine nuts
- 2 tbsp Nutritional Yeast
- 1 small clove of garlic
- 2 tsp fresh lemon juice
- 1/2 cup + 1 Tbsp olive oil
- 1/2-1 tsp sea salt (to taste)
- 8oz Pasta of choice
- Toasted pine nuts
- Vegan parmesan
Preparation
Cook pasta according to package instructions. Save about 1/2 cup pasta water to thin out pesto if needed later. Once pasta is done, drain and put into a serving bowl
While pasta is cooking, combine basil, pine nuts, nutritional yeast, garlic and lemon juice in a food processor and pulse until finely chopped. Scrape down sides and add in 1/2 cup olive oil and salt and continue processing until fully combined (it won’t be totally pureed which I prefer). Pour pesto into a bowl and stir in remaining 1 Tbsp olive oil
Toast a few pine nuts in a dry pan over medium-high heat. Stir often. This only takes about a minute or two so watch them
Pour pesto over cooked pasta and mix. Plate pasta, sprinkle with vegan parmesan and toasted pine nuts
Enjoy
