Pesto Pasta

A vegan pasta dish, full of vegetables with a flavourful home-made pesto sauce.

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Pesto Pasta served in a white serving dish
Pesto Pasta served in a white serving dish

Ingredients

1 pack whole wheat spaghetti

2 small florets of broccoli

6 Asparagus

1/2 cup frozen peas

1 cup canned garbanzo beans

1/4 cup sun-dried tomatoes

2 TBSP olive oil

1 tsp salt

Pesto Sauce

2 cups basil

1/3 cup pine nuts

1/4 cup olive oil

4 cloves garlic

2 TBSP lemon juice

2 TBSP nutritional yeast

1/2 tsp salt

1/4 tsp pepper

Optional: vegan parmesan cheese

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1 pack whole wheat spaghetti

2 small florets of broccoli

6 Asparagus

1/2 cup (75g) frozen peas

1 cup (83g) canned garbanzo beans

1/4 cup sun-dried tomatoes

2 TBSP (30 ml) olive oil

1 tsp (5 ml) salt

Pesto Sauce

2 cups (40g) basil

1/3 cup (47 g) pine nuts

1/4 cup (59 ml) olive oil

4 cloves garlic

2 TBSP (30 ml) lemon juice

2 TBSP (30 ml) nutritional yeast

1/2 tsp (2.5 ml) salt

1/4 tsp (1.25 ml) pepper

Optional: vegan parmesan cheese

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Dairy-Free
Egg Free
Lactose-Free
Shellfish Free
Soy Free
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Instructions

  1. In a large pot, boil spaghetti according to instructions on pack with 1 TBSP (15 ml) of olive oil and 1 tsp of salt.
  2. In a pan, sauté broccoli florets, asparagus and peas with 1 TBSP (15 ml) of olive oil over medium heat for 8-10 mins. Then add in the garbanzo beans and stir.
  3. Meanwhile, prepare pesto sauce by mixing basil, pine nuts, olive oil, garlic, lemon juice, nutritional yeast, salt and pepper to a food processor.
  4. Once the spaghetti is ready, sift and add in the sautéed vegetables. Pour in pesto sauce and mix, then stir in the sun-dried tomatoes.
  5. Optional: Decorate with basil and sprinkle with vegan cheese.
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This recipe was originally published in  
Used with permission from 
Maysa Alzaim

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