Lightened-Up Sundried Tomato Basil Pesto Pasta

Name: Lightened-Up Sundried Tomato Basil Pesto Pasta
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Cuisine: European, Italian, Mediterranean
Ingredients: 2 garlic cloves; 20 grams fresh basil leaves (1/2 cup packed); 55 grams (about 7) oil-packed sundried tomatoes (see notes); 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil; 6-8 tbsp water; 3-4 tbsp walnuts (toasted, if preferred); Fine grain sea salt + pepper, to taste (I used 1/4 tsp salt); 1 tbsp nutritional yeast (optional); Crushed red pepper flakes, to taste; Your choice of pasta; Walnuts, chopped and toasted; Fresh basil; Sundried tomatoes, chopped; Pesto

Instructions

Prep:10min

This lightened up pesto has just 1/4 cup of olive oil, but I promise you won’t know the difference . The sundried tomatoes, walnuts, and basil create an extremely flavourful pesto that goes wonderfully with pasta, sandwiches or wraps, or mixed into some grilled vegetables. Can’t have nuts? Just leave them out. The addition of the walnuts was more of an afterthought than a main ingredient.

Updated at: Fri, 18 Apr 2025 14:28:06 GMT