Pesto and gnocchi has always been one of my favorite meals. Ever since going vegan I have struggled to find the perfect pesto, so I decided I would stop looking in the stores and make my own. I wanted to share my recipe so that more people can enjoy classic pesto but vegan!
This recipe make about one cup of pesto.
Ingredients
- 2 cups of fresh basil, leaved only
- 4 tablespoons of pine nuts
- 4 tablespoons nutritional yeast
- pinch of salt
- 3 tablespoons of minced garlic
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 5 tablespoons olive oil
- 3 tablespoons water
Directions
- combine all ingredients into a blender and pulse until it reaches your desired consistency
- add more olive oil or water as needed
- all done! enjoy your vegan pesto :)
Terri Massimi says:
This looks delicious. I have a recipe that uses macadamia nuts that I have made in the past.
April 25, 2020 — 1:01 pm
Adria says:
Thank you! I will have to try it with macadamia nuts, that sounds really good.
April 25, 2020 — 6:39 pm