Delicious Homemade Vegan Pesto (+ Pasta!)
This delicious homemade vegan pesto is packed with healthy fats (walnuts, hemp seeds), vitamin B12-rich nutritional yeast, and fiber-packed basil and kale. A true superfood pesto! Add to salads, toast, pasta (See below) or baked salmon.
Ingredients
2 cups packed basil
handful fresh kale
4–5 TBSP olive oil
1/4 cup homemade vegan parmesan** (can sub regular parmesan)
1/4 cup walnuts
1 TBSP fresh lemon juice (or 1/2 lemon, squeezed)
1/8 cup hemp seeds
2 garlic cloves
sea salt & pepper, to taste
Instructions
Add all ingredients except the olive oil to a food processor and blend on high for 1-2 minutes.
Add in olive oil slowly while processing until desired consistency is reached.
Notes
**To make Vegan Parmesan Cheese, simply blend together 1 cup raw cashews, 1/4 cup nutritional yeast, 1 tsp sea salt, and 1 tsp garlic powder in a food processor and blend until mixture is fine and resembles parmesan cheese. Store in an airtight container such as a mason jar and add to any and all dishes for an extra vegan “cheesy” taste!