Vegan kale and avocado pesto pasta. Turns out they play really nice together! This creamy avocado pesto pasta has lots of fresh basil, garlic, and lemon. We top it with crispy shards of roasted kale and a little sprinkle of homemade vegan "parmesan." I used a lentil-based pasta to bring some quick plant-based protein into the picture.
This quick, easy kale avocado pesto pasta is a deliciously simple recipe, with a creamy texture and tons of flavor. A super healthy but comforting vegetarian and vegan pasta dinner! In fact, when I was a kid pasta with pesto was one of the only meals I would eat.
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Turns out they play really nice together! This creamy avocado pesto pasta has lots of fresh basil, garlic, and lemon. We top it with crispy shards of roasted kale and a little sprinkle of homemade vegan "parmesan." I used a lentil-based pasta to bring some quick plant-based protein into the picture.
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The ingredients needed to make Vegan kale and avocado pesto pasta:
- {Prepare 2 cups of penne pasta.
- {Get 2 cups of packed, roughly chopped kale leaves (washed and drained).
- {Prepare 1 of large ripe avocado.
- {Get 1/4 cup of walnuts.
- {Take 1 of small lemon/lime or half a large lemon/lime juice.
- {Take 2 cloves of garlic, peeled and chopped.
- {Take 1 of large green chili/jalapeno pepper (or crushed red chilies); optional.
- {Get 3 tablespoons of Extra Virgin Olive oil (or more according to personal preference).
- {Take to taste of Salt.
- {Make ready of Freshly ground black pepper (optional; I have used only green chilies).
Creamy Kale + Avocado Pesto [Dairy-Free/Vegan] by Chelsea / Savory This creamy pesto is made with baby kale, avocado, and sunflower seeds, for a fun, nutrient-loaded version of pesto that's perfect for tossing with pasta, spreading on sandwiches, or using as a dip! This pesto freezes beautifully, making it the perfect emergency response to having more ripe avocados than you can eat at one time. This embarrassment of riches doesn't seem possible, but it does happen. VEGAN PESTO WITH AVOCADO AND KALE.
Instructions to make Vegan kale and avocado pesto pasta:
- Cook pasta according to package instructions; al dente. Keep aside a cup of pasta water and drain, rinse with cold water and keep aside. Make sure to salt the water well..
- TO MAKE THE PESTO: In a food processor fitted with a metal blade, combine the chopped kale, avocado chunks, chopped garlic, walnuts, salt, lemon juice and green chili..
- Drizzle olive oil through the open chute on top and blitz until fully combined, scraping the sides of the processor in between. Do a taste test and add lemon juice, salt or oil if needed. Make a slightly coarse paste..
- Remove to a bowl and keep aside..
- Just before serving, stir in as much of the kale avocado pesto into the pasta and enjoy warm or at room temperature showered with more walnuts! If needed, stir in some of the pasta water to thin the pesto sauce. Enjoy foodies!.
- Notes Leftover pesto sauce can be stored in an airtight glass jar for up to 3 to 4 days. To store for a longer time, drizzle some oil over the pesto sauce to prevent the top from browning. Pestos are not only for pastas; you can use them up in sandwiches, as dips, on pizzas (instead of tomato sauce), in salads etc. Use any kind of pasta you love; it could be spaghetti, macaroni, spiral, rigatone, shell etc. Instead of walnuts, you can use cashews, sunflower seeds, almonds etc..
- For best results and taste, use EVOO (extra virgin olive oil) but if you cannot find it, regular refined oil will do. If you love cheese, stir in 1/4 cup of Parmesan cheese while making the pesto and serve with a sprinkle of more Parmesan!.
A healthy, light, and fresh pesto recipe. Vegan avocado pesto pasta is a filling twist on classic pesto. Avocado pesto pasta is creamy, flavorful, and packed with nutrients from spinach and avocado. Bright, fresh and flavor-packed, this Vegan Kale Pesto can be used over pasta, in salads or on pizzas. I would go with avocado oil!
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