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Avocado Pesto Pasta

by Roxy, So Vegan August 16, 2020January 31, 2023
August 16, 2020January 31, 2023
Vegan Avocado Pesto Pasta Recipe
  • The extra virgin olive oil helps to make the pesto sauce extra smooth, but you can sub it out for pasta water if you want a slightly healthier version.
  • Simply use gluten-free pasta to make this gluten-free!
  • You can also reduce the cost by switching pine-nuts for walnuts or sunflower seeds, or simply use any nuts or seeds you already have at the back of your kitchen cupboards.
Vegan Avocado Pesto Pasta Recipe

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Posted by So Vegan on Monday, 17 August 2020

Vegan Avocado Pesto Pasta Recipe

Avocado Pesto Pasta

Serves: 4 people Prep Time: 5 minutes Cooking Time: 15 minutes 15 minutes
Nutrition facts: 200 calories 20 grams fat

Ingredients

  • Vegan Avocado Pesto Pasta Recipe 400g pasta / 14.1oz (we use rigatoni)
  • salt and pepper
  • 150g / 5.3oz frozen peas
  • 300g / 10.6oz cherry tomatoes
  • olive oil
  • 2 avocado
  • 2 garlic cloves
  • 30g / 1oz fresh basil
  • 100g / 3.5oz spinach 
  • 4 tbsp pine nuts
  • 1/2 tsp chilli flakes, plus extra for topping
  • 6 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  • 2 lemons 

Method

  1. Preheat the oven to 180°C fan / 200°F fan-assisted.
  2. Cook the pasta in salted boiling water. As soon as it’s almost al dente, add the frozen peas and boil for a minute, then drain.
  3. Meanwhile add the cherry tomatoes to a roasting tray, season with salt and pepper and drizzle over a splash of olive oil. Mix, then roast for 8 minutes.
  4. Slice the avocados in half, remove the stone and scoop out the flesh. Peel the garlic cloves. Add both to a food processor, along with the fresh basil (discard the stalks), spinach, pine nuts, chilli flakes, 1/2 tsp of salt, a large pinch of pepper and the extra virgin olive oil. Finally add the zest from one of the lemons and the juice from both, then process into a smooth pesto sauce.
  5. Add the pesto to the drained pasta and peas, followed by the roasted cherry tomatoes. Stir the pesto into the pasta, then serve with extra chilli flakes
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12 Comments

Mariki Erasmus August 17, 2020 - 10:54 am

This looks divine!!!!!

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Ben, So Vegan September 2, 2020 - 12:05 pm

Thanks Mariki 🙂

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Nancy August 30, 2020 - 3:51 am

Made this tonight and it was absolutely delicious…I wouldn’t change a thing!

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Ben, So Vegan September 2, 2020 - 12:05 pm

Ah amazing, thank you Nancy! 🙂

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alex August 31, 2020 - 8:18 pm

Look great! Do leftovers keep to the next day or does it all need to be eaten at once?

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Ben, So Vegan September 2, 2020 - 12:06 pm

Hey Alex. So the avocado in the sauce will begin to oxidise if left for too long, including in the fridge. TBH this won’t impact the flavour but it won’t look as fresh. Best to be eaten at once or you could reduce the quantities and cook less. Hope that helps 🙂

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Niki September 17, 2020 - 2:31 pm

I like this recipe but it was way too much lemon for me. It was all I could taste. 1 lemon is probably more than enough. I’ll try it with less next time.

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Samantha April 1, 2021 - 3:52 pm

What book is this from? I bought the one pot vegan book hoping it would be in there, but it’s not.

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Ben, So Vegan April 6, 2021 - 1:17 pm

Hey Samantha. All of the recipes in the book are exclusive to the book – we don’t share them on our website. Hope that helps 🙂

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Chrystal July 8, 2021 - 10:07 pm

It says you can omit the olive oil. But what do you use in it’s place? Pasta water? Thanks for any info 🙂

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Ben, So Vegan July 9, 2021 - 2:11 pm

Hey! Good question – yes pasta water would be the best substitute. Hope you enjoy 🙂

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