Vegan Pesto Pasta
Loved pesto but never could make it considering how costly the ingredients were? Well don't worry, I got you covered and guess what? I came up with a vegan alternative and it turned out so yummy! You will love my version of Pesto.
Servings: 5
Equipment
- Mixer / Food processor
- Pan
Ingredients
- 2-3 cups Basil leaves (The fresher the stronger the taste)
- 1 /2 cup Plant-based Grana Padano cheese/Parmesan/any hard cheese (You could use dairy cheese too if you arent vegan)
- 1/2 cup Roasted almonds
- 1/2 cup Olive oil extra virgin
- 2-3 cloves Garlic finely chopped
- 1 tbsp Salt & Pepper
- 1 cup Wheat Spaghetti
Instructions
- In the food processor/ Mixer add all of the above ingredients consisting of Basil, Almonds, garlic, salt, pepper, grated cheese and drizzle it with olive oil. Then blend it until its crumbly.
- As all the ingredients are dry and since we aren't using pine nuts which add the creamy softness to pesto you could either add more oil or more water. I went ahead with adding slight water and blend it again .
- To prepare pasta take a pan of boiling water with 1-2 tbsp of salt and 1 tbsp of oil added to it and let it cook for 20-25 minutes.
- Strain all the water from the pasta and let it cool down for a bit.
- Take the pesto and mix it into your pasta.
