Vegan Pesto Pasta

Name: Vegan Pesto Pasta
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Vegan
Ingredients: 400g spaghetti; 2 large bunches fresh basil; 80g cashews, toasted; 4 tbsp nutritional yeast; 2 cloves garlic; 100ml extra virgin olive oil; 2 tbsp lemon juice; 1 tsp salt; 200g cherry tomatoes, halved

Vegan basil pesto made with nutritional yeast and cashews tossed through pasta with cherry tomatoes.

Total time

25 min

Prep

15 min

Cook

10 min

Difficulty

easy

Cuisine

Vegan

vegetarianvegan

Ingredients

400gspaghetti

2 large bunchesfresh basil

80gcashews, toasted

4 tbspnutritional yeast

2 clovesgarlic

100mlextra virgin olive oil

2 tbsplemon juice

1 tspsalt

200gcherry tomatoes, halved

Instructions

Blend basil, cashews, nutritional yeast, garlic, lemon juice and salt until finely ground.

Drizzle in olive oil while blending until smooth.

Taste and adjust salt and lemon.

Cook spaghetti until al dente, reserve 200ml pasta water.

Toss hot pasta with vegan pesto.

Add pasta water to loosen to desired consistency.

Add halved cherry tomatoes and toss briefly.

Serve immediately with extra nutritional yeast.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

511

Protein

14g

Fat

33.4g

Carbs

42.8g

Fiber

4.8g

Sodium

487mg

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