Vegan Pesto Recipe

This vegan pesto recipe tastes surprisingly like the real thing! Toss with pasta, use as a pizza sauce or serve with bread or crackers for an appetizer. Vegan pesto is very quick and easy to make as long as you have a good food processor. This is also a raw foods recipe. Looking for more pesto recipes? Try this artichoke pesto or a flavorful roasted red pepper pesto. Related video: How to Make Pesto

• 1 1/2 cups fresh basil
• 1/3 cup olive oil
• 1 cup pine nuts (other nuts, such as almonds or walnuts may be substituted)
• 5 cloves garlic
• 1/3 cup nutritional yeast
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper

Combine all ingredients in a food processor until nuts are ground. Pesto should still have texture and not be completely smooth. Add more salt and pepper to taste and enjoy! One variation is to add 1/2 cup rehydrated sun-dried tomatoes. For a lower fat version replace half the oil with soy milk.

More vegan pesto recipes:
Fresh Herb Vegan Pesto
Vegan Artichoke Pesto Recipe
Roasted Red Pepper Vegan Pesto

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