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If you are on the pesto train, then you love to throw some of that green sauce on everything and it does go with just about everything (not just spaghetti or pasta). Vegan pesto is that sauce that is a wonderful (and semi-healthier) alternative to a heavy, red sauce.
You can add this quick and easy vegan pesto sauce to any pizza, pasta, or even just use it as a dipping sauce with some pita chips.
Also try these no-bake granola bars, strawberry oat bars, lasagna al forno, or homemade tomato paste.
Personally, I love me some garlic in my food, so I love to throw in a few extra cloves and a tad more olive oil to really bring out that flavor. You can also roast it for a few minutes on a pan if you wanna feel extra fancy!
If you’re not that big of a fan of garlic (first of all I’m sorry), but you can add more salt and pepper to taste to balance it out. You can also try different spices in this easy vegan pesto like thyme, rosemary, and cayenne pepper if you like to experiment with recipes! Who else likes to experiment with flavours?!?
One of my most favourite things about making pesto is throwing together all of those fresh and green ingredients into my food processor and seeing how colorful it is! Let’s not forget how AMAZING this easy vegan pesto sauce smells while you are making it.
In just seconds, all of those yummy ingredients will turn into a zesty, garlicky, and healthy sauce for all of your summertime needs!
My favorite gluten free pastas to compliment this easy vegan pesto are Chickpea or Banza.
Easy Vegan Pesto Sauce Recipe
Quick & Easy Vegan Pesto
Ingredients
Instructions
- Add of the ingredients into a food processor or small blender.
- Blend until smooth.
- If not getting smooth, add a few tablespoons more water.
- Store in fridge, freeze in cubes or add on top of your favorite pasta.
Nutrition
In most pesto recipes, you need to add Parmesan cheese to give it a lift. But like, who doesn’t love to add cheese to something?! In mine since I can’t eat dairy, I swap out regular Parmesan for the vegan kind – you can use pretty much any brand you prefer. And you know me, so I just had to add extra spinach to give it a nice, little health kick. Vegan pesto gets the win for sure.
What are you throwing this quick and easy vegan pesto sauce on this summer? Let me know in the comments if you make this vegan pesto!
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Bella Bucchiotti
Bella Bucchiotti is a Canadian-based syndicated food, travel, and lifestyle writer, photographer, and creator at xoxoBella. She founded xoxoBella in 2015, where she shares her love for food, dogs, sustainability, fitness, crafts, outdoor adventures, travel, and philanthropy to encourage others to run the extra mile, try new recipes, visit unfamiliar places, and stand for a cause. Bella creates stress-free and family-friendly recipes for weeknight dinners and festive feasts.
It doesn’t get easier than this, yet the flavor is smacking good!