Easy vegan pesto

Easy vegan pesto

By Lily Zhang
30’ Prep time
0’ Cook time
30’ Total time
160 Calories
7 Serving

Summary

Make this simple vegan pesto recipe with fresh basil, olive oil, lemon juice, and a homemade vegan parmesan cheese.
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Step by Step

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Step 1

Place all ingredients for the vegan pesto into a high powered food processor.
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Step 2

Pulse the ingredients together for 30 seconds to combine the ingredients and then scrape the sides of the food processor.
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Step 3

Then, process all the ingredients on low for 1-2 minutes or until a pesto forms. You may have to scrap the sides of the food processor a few times throughout this process.*
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Step 4

Toss the pesto with pasta, serve on a pizza, or store it in the refrigerator for later.

Tips and Warnings

  • If the ingredients aren’t processing together add a teaspoon of water at a time to the food processor until the mixture begins to form a pesto. 
  • Yields: ~2/3 cup

Ingredient

  • Lemon juice
    Lemon juice
    14.79 ml
  • Olive oil
    Olive oil
    59.15 ml
  • Salt
    Salt
    1.23 ml
  • Ground pepper
    Ground pepper
    1.23 ml
  • Garlic
    Garlic
    2 pcs
  • Packed fresh basil
    Packed fresh basil
    946.35 ml
  • Vegan parmesan cheese*
    Vegan parmesan cheese*
    118.29 ml

Nutrition Facts

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