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Vegan Avocado Pesto Recipe
Make your own vegan avocado pesto sauce at home with only a few simple ingredients. This healthy, dairy-free, keto, Whole30 and vegan pesto recipe is a great way to use up any extra basil or ripe avocados you happen to have!
Servings: 8 servings
Ingredients
- 1 cup basil packed
- 1 large avocado peeled and quartered
- ¼ cup pine nuts
- 2 garlic cloves
- 1 ½ Tbsp. lemon juice
- ½ tsp. salt
- ¼ tsp. pepper
- ½ cup olive oil or avocado oil
Instructions
- In a food processor or high-speed blender combine basil, avocado, pine nuts, garlic, lemon juice, salt, and pepper. Pulse 3-4 times.
- Turn blender to a Medium-Low speed and slowly drizzle in olive oil until pesto is to your desired texture. (Pulse if you want your pesto to have a little more texture!)
- Serve avocado pesto with zucchini noodles, pasta, or in a Caprese salad and enjoy!
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Notes
Serving size is 2 tablespoons.
Your vegan avocado pesto recipe will last for up to 3-4 days if you refrigerate it between uses and seal it tightly with plastic wrap.
Nutrition
Calories: 190kcal | Carbohydrates: 3g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 20g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Sodium: 121mg | Potassium: 155mg | Fiber: 1g | Vitamin A: 195IU | Vitamin C: 4.4mg | Calcium: 10mg | Iron: 0.5mg