Creamy Vegan Pesto With Raw Veggies

Creamy Vegan Pesto With Raw Veggies

Serves 2

Ingredients

CREAMY VEGAN PESTO SAUCE

  • 1 Avocado
  • 1 cup soaked Cashews (soak for 4 or low boil for 30 minutes)
  • 2 cups fresh Basil Leaves
  • 3 large Garlic Cloves (or 3 Tbsp minced garlic)
  • 2 tbsp Lemon Juice
  • ¼ cup Nutritional Yeast
  • 2-3 tbsp Olive Oil
  • Sea Salt (¼ tsp plus more for taste preference)
  • 3-6 tbsp Water (optional if too thick after blending)
  • Garlic Powder (just in case you LOVE garlic)

GRAIN-FREE SPAGHETTI

  • 1 box Grain-Free Spaghetti (i.e. made from rice, lentils, chickpeas)
  • Water for boiling and cooling Grain-Free Spaghetti.

VEGGIES

  • 1 bag frozen or canned Sweet Peas
  • 1 cup quartered Grape Tomatoes 1 diced Yellow Bell Pepper

Instructions

PESTO SAUCE

  1. Add Avocado, soaked Cashews, fresh Basil, Garlic Cloves, Lemon Juice, Chia Seeds, Nutritional Yeast, Olive Oil, and Sea Salt to the blender.
  2. Blend.
  3. Add small amounts of water, salt, and garlic seasoning until desired consistency and taste. 
  4. Keep Pesto Sauce in the blender until ready to serve. 


GRAIN FREE SPAGHETTI

  1. Follow preparation instructions on Grain-Free Spaghetti box 
    1. Boil water in a pot.
    2. Add Grain-Free Spaghetti to boiling water.
  2. After Grain-Free Spaghetti is ready, drain water with a colander. 
  3. When Grain-Free Spaghetti is in the colander, pour a cup of room temperature (or cold) water over noodles. 

VEGGIES

  1. Defrost frozen Peas by setting them out for hours or by adding them to a bowl of water. 
  2. Quarter the Cherry Tomatoes by cutting them in half and then cutting each half in half again.
  3. Dice the Yellow Bell Pepper into approximately ½ inch square pieces. 

SERVING

  1. Put Grain-Free Spaghetti in a big serving bowl
  2. Pour Pesto Sauce over top of Grain-Free Spaghetti
  3. Add prepared Veggies on top. 
  4. Mix all together.

SERVE & ENJOY! 🙂

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