Pesto Pasta
A vegan pasta dish, full of vegetables with a flavourful home-made pesto sauce.
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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
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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Instructions
- In a large pot, boil spaghetti according to instructions on pack with 1 TBSP (15 ml) of olive oil and 1 tsp of salt.
- 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.
- Meanwhile, prepare pesto sauce by mixing basil, pine nuts, olive oil, garlic, lemon juice, nutritional yeast, salt and pepper to a food processor.
- 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.
- Optional: Decorate with basil and sprinkle with vegan cheese.
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