Kale & Walnut Pesto Pasta

Name: Kale & Walnut Pesto Pasta
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 2-3 cups packed kale or baby kale; 1/4 heaping cup walnuts, toasted; 1-2 large cloves of garlic; 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil (or more for a smoother pesto); 1/2 tsp sea salt (more if needed); Fresh cracked pepper to taste; Juice zest of one lemon; 2 tbsp nutritional yeast; 1 box of pasta (optional)

0 mins prep

This vegan kale and walnut pesto is easy to whip up and uses simple ingredients. Just put everything in the food processor and you get a flavor packed pesto in just a few minutes.

1 servings

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0 Cook pasta according to box’s directions.
1 While pasta is cooking, put everything in your food processor and blend. Pulse for a chunkier pesto and blend longer for a smoother pesto. Taste and adjust, adding more salt, pepper, olive oil, nutritional yeast, or lemon.
2 Once pasta is done, drain and return back to the pot. Add the amount of pesto you desire and stir.
3 Store leftover pesto in an airtight container and put in the refrigerator.
4 Enjoy!

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Kale & Walnut Pesto Pasta

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