Green Olive Pesto Recipe: A Flavorful Twist on Classic Pesto

MEET YOUR FAVORITE SAUCE.

This flavorful and bright Green Olive Pesto is about to be your new favorite sauce. You only need 6 ingredients and just 5 minutes total to create it. Use it as a pasta or veggie garnish, dip, or dressing. It packs in traditional pesto ingredients with a delicious salty twist courtesy of the green olives. If you are a fan of olives, you will be absolutely addicted to this sauce.

How to Make Green Olive Pesto:​

Green Olive Pesto Ingredients:​

This pesto is creamy, smooth, and makes the absolute BEST dressing, sauce, or dip. Drizzle it over a grain bowl or veggies, use it in a pesto pasta, etc. The possibilities are endless! We love this sauce in the summer but it really can be used any time of year. Whenever you’re in the mood for a quick punch of flavor, turn to this pesto.

Here are the SIX ingredients used in this recipe:

• Basil.
• Pine Nuts.
• Green Olives.
• Olive Oil.
• Nutritional Yeast.
• Sea Salt.
• Filtered Water.

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Helpful Tips for the Best Green Olive Pesto:

Not only is this pesto vibrant and beautiful, it has some great benefits including:

• Made in just 5 minutes – great for a quick meal and can be made by anyone.
• High in vitamin E.
• Full of heart healthy fats.
• Promotes cardiovascular health.

Let’s break down the exact steps you need to make this healthy pesto recipe:

1. Assemble your ingredients – make sure you are using fresh ingredients that are organic if possible. 
2. Add all of the ingredients to your blender.
3. Blend all ingredients until extremely smooth. About 1-2 minutes.
4. Store in an airtight container in the fridge and consume within a week. Use for pastas, dips, garnish, salad dressing, etc.

{If you like this recipe you’ll love my VEGAN NACHO CHEESE and my CILANTRO CASHEW DRESSING.}