Easy Vegan Pesto Sauce

Name: Easy Vegan Pesto Sauce
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 10 min
Cuisine: European, Italian, Mediterranean
Ingredients: 6 walnuts; 2 limes; 1 cup of micro greens; 1 avocado; 1 cup spinach; Salt and Pepper; Virgin Olive Oil; 1 cup of kale; 3 garlic cloves; 1 tablespoon Thyme; 1 tablespoon Dried Chili Flakes; ½ cup cilantro; 3 basil leaves; 1 pinch of mint; 1 cup arugula; 1 cup water

8 steps

Prep:5minCook:5min

A refreshing pesto that packs in the veggies and flavors we all love in a simple sauce.

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 08:44:41 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Great

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Low

Nutrition per serving

Calories260.1 kcal (13%)

Total Fat22.1 g (32%)

Carbs13.7 g (5%)

Sugars2.1 g (2%)

Protein5.5 g (11%)

Sodium281.8 mg (14%)

Fiber6.2 g (22%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

3 servings

The Sauce

6Walnuts

2limes

1 cupmicro greens

1 cupspinach

1 cupkale

1 tablespoonthyme

1 tablespoondried chili flakes

½ cupcilantro

3basil leaves

1 pinchmint

1 cuparugula

1 cupwater

Instructions

Step 1

Measure out all of your fresh ingredients

Step 2

In a blender, add your water and the juice of 2 limes

Step 3

Begin to add your walnuts and garlic cloves first

Step 4

Place all of your fresh greens inside and the rest of your lime juice

Step 5

Add in your avocado and thyme

Step 6

Blend until all of the walnuts and garlic cloves are no longer visible add in your oil at the same time

Step 7

When the sauce is at the cohesive consistency add in your seasonings 1 tablespoon chili flakes, 1 tablespoon pepper, 1 and ½ tablespoons salt blend until fully incorporated

Step 8

Add to your cooked pasta and serve