When there is abundance of fresh herbs, dont let them sit and spoil. Make a flavorful and easy pesto and use or freeze! A good pesto adds refreshing flavor to a simple pasta meal. It can be used in other ways too. Add to roasted veggie sandwiches, Grilled cheese sandwiches, pasta salad, grilled flatbreads/pizza, serve with lasagna soup and what not!

This easy pesto has just a few ingredients, fresh herbs, some nuts and seeds, flavors from salt, garlic lemon and cheesy flavor from nutritional yeast(which can easily be omitted). Just process in a food processor and done!

Try the Vegan Pesto Pasta with charred broccoli and blistered cherry tomatoes.
Use it on a Pizzawith toppings of choice.
Toss with Spaghetti and serve with chickpea “meatballs”
Add to sandwiches with roasted seasonal veggies and vegan cheeses, or plain grilled cheese sandwiches.
Add to lasagnas and lasagna soup.
Use as salad dressing or add to bowl meals.

Ingredients for Vegan Pesto:

Basil and greens like spinach, parsley or cilantro make up the herb base
I like to use a combination of sunflower seeds and nuts in the pesto for texture and flavor. Use pine nuts, pecans, walnuts, cashews or almonds.
To keep the pesto nut-free, use a combination of 2 or more of sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds and hemp seeds
Garlic, salt and zest of a lemon add amazing flavors.
a bit of extra virgin olive oil rounds it up.
Some water is added for consistency instead of adding more oil

VEGAN PESTO QUESTIONS

How long does vegan pesto last in the fridge? You can keep the pesto for 5 days in the fridge.

Can I make it Nut-free? Yes, use a combination of 2 or more of sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds and hemp seeds

Can I make the Pesto Oil-free? Yes, just omit the oil.

What other herbs can be used to make the pesto? Any tender flavorful herbs and greens and combination of herbs can be used such as parsley, cilantro, mint, arugula, baby kale, spinach, chard etc.