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vegan pesto recipe with walnuts

Vegan Pesto Recipe with Walnuts

Vegan pesto recipe with walnuts, made with fresh basil, garlic, walnuts, vegan parmesan, olive oil, lemon juice, sea salt, and fresh ground pepper. With just a few simple ingredients and less then 10 minutes of your time, you can create a crowd pleasing, flavor bomb of a pesto that can be used in endless ways!
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes
Servings: 4 people
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 2 cups fresh basil
  • 1/2 cup vegan parmesan I used Follow Your Hear shredded parmesan
  • 1/2 cup olive oil
  • 1/3 cup walnuts
  • 2 cloves of fresh garlic
  • 1/4 tsp sea salt
  • 1/8 tsp fresh ground pepper
  • 1 lemon, juiced

Method
 

  1. Place walnuts in boil water for 5 minutes. Drain.
    **This will make the walnuts less bitter
    drained walnuts
  2. Combine all of the ingredients in a food processor or blender
    ingredients in blender for vegan pesto recipe with walnuts
  3. Blend until semi-smooth or smooth, depending on preference
  4. Serve over pasta, as a dip with bread, on tomatoes...sky is the limit!
    vegan pesto recipe with walnuts