Made with fresh and healthy ingredients, this dish is the perfect combination of comforting and nourishing. Our zoodles, or zucchini noodles, are a delicious and hearty replacement for traditional pasta. Drizzled with our homemade pesto sauce, made with earthy herbs and nuts, this meal is a dining delight that will leave you feeling satisfied and energized.
Vegan Pesto with Zoodles
Vegan Pesto with Zoodles
2
15 minutes
Main Dish
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Made with fresh and healthy ingredients, this dish is the perfect combination of comforting and nourishing. Our zoodles, or zucchini noodles, are a delicious and hearty replacement for traditional pasta. Drizzled with our homemade pesto sauce, made with earthy herbs and nuts, this meal is a dining delight that will leave you feeling satisfied and energized.
Ingredients
- 2 medium organic zucchinis, spiralized
- 3 cups fresh organic basil, large stems removed
- 3 tbsp walnuts
- 2 cloves fresh garlic
- 2 tbsp fresh organic lemon juice
- 4 tbsp nutritional yeast
- ¼ tsp Himalayan pink salt (can admust up to ¾ tsp for taste)
- 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 3 tbsp water (adjust upward for desired consistency)
Directions
- Combine basil, walnuts, garlic, lemon juice, nutritional yeast and salt in the food processor. Blend until it forms a paste
- While still blending, slowly add olive oil in a thin stream, scraping down the sides of the processor bowl periodically
- Continuing to blend, add water 1 tbsp at a time until a thick, but pourable sauce is achieved
- Taste and add additional garlic, salt, nutritional yeast and/or lemon juice as desired
- Place on top of spiralized zoodles
