We’re so glad you enjoyed it, Shauna! We’re so glad to hear it! Served this pesto as a dip at a cocktail party â everyone raved about it & could not believe it was dairy-free. I made this to put on a GF pasta primavera and it was awesome. Thanks so much! To make the vegan pesto, you just need to blend all the ingredients in a food processor or a blender until smooth. Add olive oil a little at a time (streaming in while the machine is on if possible) and scrape down sides as needed. Made it with walnuts instead of pine nuts. Hi Connie! No need to soak the walnuts. I also used veggie rotini. I made 10 servings in my Vitamix in under an hour and froze it in small containers. I always eat spoonfuls out the fridge! Vegan Kale Pesto Pasta is oil-free, full of fresh healthy ingredients, whole foods & full of delicious flavor. I made this for a group without garlic and it was delicious. Sounds incredible! So delicious. xo. Used cilantro and spinach instead. Great color! I put it on Modern Table Elbows, pasta made with lentils, rice, and peas. Dana, please donât say that nutritional yeast is high in vitamin B12. Very helpful. I was thinking maybe just a splash of apple cider vinegar could work and the remaining could be water or veggie broth? Thank you so very much! Thanks so much for the lovely review! Thanks so much for the lovely review, Caley. 1 … I love coming up with delicious simple vegan recipes. So delicious! Hugs!ð¤. You could try garlic-infused olive oil if that is tolerated. Thank you Yay! Fresh is definitely the way to go! Thanks for the inspiration! And itâs always a winner!! Now that I have all the ingredients on hand, this will be so easy to make when I want it in the future again. I love Italian food and itâs so hard to find good alternatives to the sauces used in Italian food. Next time, would you mind leaving a rating with your review? Either I was really hungry or this Pesto is the BOMB! How long can I keep the pesto ? Hey Dana, can you do the same and use coriander leaves? Yay! I love it! Thanks so much for sharing! I will try to make it with walnuts and olive oil next time I have those on hand! We’re so glad you enjoyed it, Zelda! 3tbs of olive oil and 3tbs of water were more than enough as the pesto was quite liquidy that way. Thank you! Hahha. I bet there are many other silent devour-ers of your site like me. Adjust taste and serve the pesto fried rice in a bowl or on a plate. Yay! I will definitely make it again : ). Sunday lunch was a resounding success with the gluten free noodles with pesto, green onions and peas— and some of us indulged in the sun dried tomatoes! It was absolutely delicious!! Such a great combo! I used the food processor and subbed sunflower seeds in for pine nuts. :) Thanks for letting us know, Katherine! We used the pesto for pesto potatoes and it was very yummy. I have made this numerous times. To a food processor or small blender, add the basil, nuts, garlic, lemon juice, nutritional yeast, and … The taste is INCREDIBLE! I just made this to replace the regular basil pesto I love from the store. And a huge thank you for adding the weight measurements in grams! Perhaps check out this recipe as a guide. We have plenty of basil in the garden, so I decided to make this today. Aw, thank you so much for your kind words and lovely review, Allison! They won’t mimic the flavor of the pine nuts, but they should work for texture. I’ll be eating it with pasta tomorrow for lunch. Thanks for always having wonderful vegan recipes, Dana! omg i think i ate it in 1 minute!! Also love using 1/2 an avo instead of oil when they are on hand and ripe :). My measurements were a little different because I needed to use up my fresh basil. I, too, used the larger amount of nutrish yeast. This was so good! I never understand what you mean the option is when trying to go oil-free, what does « sub the EVOO for vegetable broth or water» mean?ð Thanks for the memories I made with him!! You can leave it out, but itâll taste less like pesto! Used it as a dressing to pasta. The tastiest sauce in my life. Hi! Thanks so much! It’s no secret that I have a thing for pesto. Directions In a big pot cook the rice in water for about 30 minutes until soft. Followed the recipe to a t and it came out delicious!!!! Stir in the spinach allowing it to wilt a bit. Thanks for the great recipe. Quick & simple clean ingredients. Made it with walnuts and without oil. I decreased to 2 TBL nutritional yeast, 4 TBL pine nuts and only did 1 tbl of water. Thank you. Thanks so much! We’re so glad you enjoyed it, Karla! :). Now. I’ve actually enjoyed it sprinkled on popcorn but it’s only a sprinkle. Hmm, we wouldn’t recommend using all arugula in place of basil, but maybe half would work! Hope that helps! Place all in a rice cooker cover rice with water. Very flavorful with just the right amount of everything- even better on homemade pasta. Itâs super helpful for us and other readers. Itâs super helpful for us and other readers. It is totally doable! Where do you buy it? I love this pesto, I tried half walnuts and half tahini and is reaaly amazing! I am not vegan but can’t have dairy so this is just perfect. Packed with flavor. So everyone has to confirm that the nutritional yeast they use has been supplemented with B12. Yes, I think you could! Pesto is a sauce that is believed to have originated in the Liguria region of northwestern Italy. Great recipe! Thanks x. Soooooooo delicious. This pesto is divine. It makes my whole pantry smell so lovely! Itâs super helpful for us and other readers. My boyfriend recently went vegan and Iâve been experimenting with new recipes for our favorite dishes. Store leftovers covered in the refrigerator up to 1 week. It is absolutely fabulous! amazing. I made it tonight with what I had on hand (kale and walnuts) and I couldn’t believe how quickly in came together and how wonderful the flavor is. Mmmmmm! Xo, Hi, Iâm not able to use any kind of nuts or seeds due to allergies. Make this! Have fun playing around with your pesto! I was nervous about using nooch but this a wonderfully bright and fresh pesto. Usually, I have to chase my son around the house while cooking so multitasking doesn't really go that well. Dana, I am a huge fan of your blog! I can’t get enough of this pesto- I even have it on toast as a snack! ¼ cup walnut halves (crushed and roasted), 8 oz mixed mushrooms (cleaned and chopped). This recipe yields about 1 cup, and I’m always surprised how quickly I use it up throughout the week. We made pan fried gnocchi with this pesto and it was delish. Terry Can’t wait to use as a sauce on my butternut squash pizza (if I don’t eat it all first). Can it be frozen? This looks great! Itâs super helpful for us and other readers. Highly recommend. Next time, would you mind leaving a rating with your review? I love your recipes and photo presentations. Keep up the great work! Thanks so much for sharing, Anne! I followed her recipe to a T and it simply didnât taste right and Iâm a HUGE pesto lover. Cheesy and flavorful despite being dairy-free, plus an option for lower oil/fat. Had a bumper crop of basil and decided to try this. Didnât even know I liked pesto but made this for a pasta party with friends and everyone loved it!!! Yummy!!! Thanks so much for the lovely review! Thank you!ð±â¤ï¸, We’re so glad you enjoy it, Bethany! So natural and a feel good moment.-Laurel Bledsoe. Add garlic, salt, pepper, and almond meal to the blender and blend until … My boyfriend has been growing basil and had enough for a half of this recipe. So good on pasta and in stuffed portobellos mushroom caps. Use ctrl+f or â+f on your computer or the "find on page" function on your phone browser to search existing comments! It turned out a bit liquid for my taste so I added a few pieces of avocado and it was a delicious & creamy addition! How long can I keep this in the fridge for? We’re so glad you enjoyed it, Jacqui! With just a bunch of ingredients this pesto fried rice underlines the nutty taste of the mushrooms combined with the walnuts, the different flavours balance each other out and you have a creamy texture given by the walnuts blended with the basil and olive oil. We are so glad to hear that, Angelica! Hello. bad. We’re so glad you enjoyed it, Luisa! Really tasty! It was so delicious with my red and white quinoa macaroni. We’re so glad it turned out well! Otherwise, feel free to omit the garlic. Thank you ! It’d be best fresh. Im trying to omit yeast from my diet. I made the pesto tonight with cashew nuts instead because thatâs what I had in the pantry. Hi Ania, hmm, we haven’t tried that and aren’t sure the flavors would be complimentary. Incredibly luscious on raw zucchini pasta. – I also added a couple small handfuls of frozen greens (kale, arugula & spinach). I wanted to make an awesome and impressive vegan dish for my carnivorous friends. Maybe a typo? I made this today, and I donât want to overstate things, but it changed my life. PS. Absolutely delicious! Thanks for the recipe! Beet tops work just as well. Tag @minimalistbaker on Instagram and hashtag it #minimalistbaker so we can see all the deliciousness! You will not be subscribed to our newsletter list. Stop and scrape the edges and then blend again slowly adding the remaining 1/4 cup of oil. We’re so glad you enjoyed it, Sharon! I haven’t comfortably eaten pesto in well over a decade. Just wondering if I could sub cilantro for basil? Hi Dana, not sure if that would taste a little off though, sometimes ACV sneaks up and bites you in the butt. I’ll just use less lemon juice next time, as everything else was perfect :). I did not have lemon or lime juice, so I substituted orange juice, which I read is the next best thing. I used this on pizza and it was amazing. I made it for my family and even my 4 and 2 year old boys loved it on their spaghetti! Thanks for this recipe! Is this sauce good for a vegan pesto pizza? Thanks so much for sharing! In another pot, boil the broccoli florets for 3-5 minutes, depending on their size, until they are slightly soft. Thank you!!!! I was nervous to make this recipe without oil, but it turned out just as good! Thanks! Thank you for the recipe! I made the recipe as an attempt to please my mom, who had to go on a dairy-free diet and was completely skeptical of “that thing called ‘nutritional yeast’.” Well, we can honestly say the vegan version almost beats the traditional pesto. Thanks so much for sharing! 14. Delicious and light vegan pesto. This is my favorite pesto recipe and I make it frequently. We are so glad you enjoyed it! The peach skin will make your pesto darker in color. I enjoyed the creamyness of the pesto but it tasted slightly too grassy for me. I have made pesto in the past, without adding the parmesan, and it was ok. Yay! my new favourite pesto!! xo. Have a question? I love the flavor the nutritional yeast adds. Sisters, OR, There is nothing about pesto I do not like! Used with gluten free spaghetti. I will try it and let you know. Next time, would you mind leaving a rating with your review? Many thanks, and BTW, your recipes are all good! Please take a photo, share it on Instagram and tag it with #veganio. My dairy-allergic son absolutely loves pesto, but the vegan variety that we usually get at the grocery store has been out of stock, so we tried this instead. Thanks for the great recipe! Dinner was so easy and quick, this is my new go to recipe! We’re so glad you enjoyed it, Kelly! Will definitely make again. According to the nutrition facts, it does have lots of salt (nooch?). I’ve only used one image from here, a small snippet and credits and links all given back to this page. Thank you! This recipe is easy, fast and absolutely delicious. Yes, it’s a bit different, but I wouldn’t say “significantly.” I love almost all nuts, so I just use what’s on hand (pine, pecan, walnut, or even macadamia). I will definitely be making it again. It was so easy to make. Now, we have a paste, but to make it a sauce, I rely on a mix of extra virgin olive oil and water. Perfect! I didnât roast the walnuts and there was no weird taste. Wonderful! Thanks so much for the lovely review! Made this recipe and it’s really simple, easy to make and yummyyy. This post may contain affiliate links. Love. I used pine nuts and Nooch (4 TBSP was just right for the cheesy-ness) and added extra sea salt and an extra clove of garlic. Next time, would you mind leaving a rating with your review? I am allergic to yeast is there a substitute that you would suggest I try? After seeing and trying the sunflower version as well as fulfilling my promise, I will NEVER go back to pine nuts. And I used 1/8 cup olive oil and no water. Hope that’s okay with you? I grow basil in the garden it is overwhelming I got so much of it and try to make a pesto following your recipe it is absolutely delicious i did use vitamix and make it very creemy so delicious! I save the bean juice after cooking beans. Thanks for sharing! Thank you! I actually used my mortar and pestle to make it … delicious!! SO GOOD!! I really love it, thanks so much! xo. Walnuts or almonds also do really well in place of pine nuts ($$$) This is an indispensable staple going forward. Awesome! It was absolutely perfect!!!! We are so glad you enjoyed it! I love pesto and this was something missing ever since I went plant based… I grow my own basil, and like it spicy so I also add 1 tsp of cayenne to the mix before food processing. Let us know if you give it a try! The rest is super quick and it's where we go back to the basics of Asian cuisine, making the fried rice. So healthy for a vegan recipe. It is a super delicious pesto. Aw, love that! This sounds amazing, I am definitely going to try it. Much better than Trader Joe’s Vegan Pesto. I didnât get around to adding any oil because the consistency was perfect without it! What does that kind of yeast taste like? I made a Big batch ð how long will this last in the fridge? I used way less garlic (I never imagined I would say this one day) but my cloves were massive. I am also allergic to garlic, but not onion, so I will use onion instead. Yay!! When the water boils, cook the spaghetti (about three-quarters of a normal pack for 2 people) according to the pack instructions. I added two cups of fresh Spinach, since I had it; and itâs quite common to make it that way in Peruvian cuisine, which is what I grew up with. So easy and delicious! xo. Love the additions- thanks so much for sharing! Spinach + cilantro in place of basil, Extra garlic and half the lemon. I decreased the garlic a bit and increased pine nuts for my personal taste. It is the best! This is a great recipe. Can I sub pecans in place of pine nuts? My new favorite…did I read the nutrition facts correct… 1 Tbsp = 39 calories? I just made this for dinner. Ive been doing quite a few of your recipes. I slightly increased the walnuts and olive oil, decreased the water, otherwise did it as written. It is much appreciated! Very tasty. Glad I saw your page! I usually double it and use about 1 part basil, 3 parts spinach for the basil and then toss it with pasta and throw in some cherry tomatoes and marinated artichoke hearts. Thanks so much for sharing! We are a vegan and nutfree family I have a ton of fresh herbs this summer, and your low-oil and nutfree option pesto is totally perfect. Could not tell the difference between this and the old one i used to make wih cheese! Did you make this recipe? Feel free to use less next time! You can leave it out, but it’ll taste less like pesto! Absolutely fantastic. A little goes a long way! It sits in a nice little pot in the fridge and lasts me about a week. So easy to make and makes me happy after picking the basil from my garden! Thanks so much for sharing! Best diy pesto! Would the recipe still come out good if I skipped that part? The actual recipe preparation took no more than 8 minutes. Whoop! Itâs super helpful for us and other readers. The only substitution I made was using 2/3 arugula and 1/3 basil in lieu of only basil. I would swap the basil for coriander 1:1. In this arugula recipe I think it would be helpful to specify amount of arugula in terms of weight. Conventional Recipes tend to give you more…. I added extra lemon because I didnât think it was worth saving the extra from a whole lemon. Thx! The first written recipe for pesto was from Giovanni Battista Ratto in his 19th century work The Genoese cuisine. Natural good fat and it’s green! Do you think this would work well with your vegan Parmesan recipe in place of the nutritional yeast?? Garlic, garlic, garlic! This is such a great recipe. We’re so glad you enjoyed it, Marj! I used walnuts, omitted the oil and used 5 tbsp of water instead. Thank you so much for sharing. This recipe was gorgeous-so easy and so quick and all the family loved it, including the young children. Itâs super helpful for us and other readers. Excellent! Sweet Jesus! Next time, would you mind leaving a rating with your review? However, I would like to know if it would still be as creamy and tasty if I sub the nuts with cooking soy cream ? I just wish I made more pesto or didnât use a whole box of pasta when mixing it together. Thank you for a all you do. Thanks so much for sharing! Definitely will make in batches to freeze, Also, what happens if I add more olive oil instead of water?Thank you, your recipes are a life saver for someone like me with TONS of food allergies and intolerance. i steamed zucchini noodles and then topped them with the pesto and sautéed cherry tomatoes. Hi, looking forward to trying this! Set aside. So glad you enjoyed it, Shochet! Hi! Thanks so much! I could not taste it. Mmm, delicious! Thanks so much for the lovely review, Susan! Xo, This was so good!!! Was very delicious, but a little too tangy. OMG! Using fresh ingredients and making everything from scratch is so much better than buying prepackaged stuff, and this recipe allows you to do just that without it being too much of a hassle. I made it today and I think by far it is the best pesto I’ve ever made. Add the rice, broccoli and pesto to the frying pan where you previously fried the mushrooms and stir fry for about 5 minutes on high heat. 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