Vegan Pesto Sauce Recipe | How to Make Pesto Sauce
When you think about any sauce, you don’t think of healthy! But when you have a few health-conscious guests coming over to your place or simply trying to follow a healthy regime, what can you do?
You can easily create a healthy alternative to everything you love to eat if you try! Tanvi Shah, the creative head of a fabric accessory line and the co-author of the cookbook, The Millennial Kitchen, has come up with the best healthy pesto sauce recipe for you. If you think you have to compromise with your taste buds to have a healthier version of pesto, you are wrong. This pesto is yummy, and you need a handful of ingredients to make it. You can get the nuts, nutritional yeast, olive oil, and Himalayan pink salt delivered to your doorstep from online store.
Have a look at this nutritious creamy pesto recipe and try it at home!
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Creamy & Vegan Pesto Sauce Recipe by Tanvi Shah
Pesto Sauce Recipe Ingredients
- Chopped red bell pepper- 2 1⁄2 cups (about 3 whole peppers approx. 300 g)
- Chopped onion- 1⁄2 cup (1 medium onion approx. about 80-100 g)
- Overnight soaked cashews- 1 cup (or a minimum of 2 hours)
- Overnight soaked walnuts- 1⁄4 cup (or a minimum of 2 hours)
- Nutritional yeast- 2 tablespoons
- Himalayan pink salt- 1⁄2 teaspoon
- Paprika- 1 teaspoon
- Grated garlic- 1 tablespoon
- Olive oil- 50 ml
- Some cashews and walnuts to garnish
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How to Make Pesto Sauce At Home: Step By Step Process
- Heat 30 ml olive oil in a cooking pan and add the bell pepper and onion to the sauté. Sauté́ on a high flame for 7 to 8 minutes till they are lightly golden in color. Now turn off the flame and keep the mixture aside to let it cool down.
- Keep the 20 ml olive oil for garnish, and add the remaining ingredients to the mixer. It would be best if you were very careful to put the cold ingredients first and then add the sautéed mix at the end. Please give it a good mix until it forms an evenly smooth consistency.
- Your pesto sauce is ready, and now you need to focus on serving. Lace the sauce with olive oil and garnish with whole nuts on top.
Also Read: How to Make Overnight Oats
You can have this pesto with crudités or a spread for sandwiches. If you have ever tasted flavored vegan cashew cheese, this sauce will remind you of that deliciousness. Besides, it’s completely vegan, and you can safely store it in the refrigerator for up to 6 weeks. This pesto sauce recipe makes about 600 g which is enough as a dip for an 8-person party.
You can get more of Tanvi Shah’s delicious, healthy recipes on her Instagram handle @cookwithtmk.