Avocado Pesto Pasta
Creamy and flavorful vegan pesto pasta.
Ingredients
- 1 large ripe avocado
- 1.5 cup fresh basil leaves
- 1/3 cup pine nuts
- juice from 1 lime or lemon
- 2 tbsp nutritional yeast
- 2 tbsp water add more if too thick
- salt & pepper to taste
- 2 - 3 servings of spaghetti any pasta works
- red pepper flakes optional topping
- vegan parmesan optional topping
- sprinkle of pine nuts optional topping
- salt & pepper optional topping
Instructions
- blend pesto ingredients (avocado, basil, pine nuts, lime juice, nutritional yeast, water, salt & pepper) in a food processor or blender. gradually add more water if it's too thick. if you find it too thin, add another tbsp of nutritional yeast or another sprinkle of pine nuts
- cook spaghetti according to package. when done, mix in the pesto. sprinkle with salt, pepper, and any of the optional toppings