Vegan Pesto Pasta Salad with Veggies

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A vegan pesto pasta salad with a delicious twist you’ve never seen before. Eat it warm or cancient and throw in your favorite veggies, it’s a perfect well rounded meal!

Vegan pesto pasta and veggies and a fork on a white plate

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Click here to subscribeI love a good greens filled pesto, but what I love more is when someleang delicious has a secret ingredient for that special oomph. The flavors in this vegan pesto pasta are unique, I couldn’t stop eating it!

Vegan Pesto Pasta

I have a multitude of pesto recipes alalert, I love them for all the green they pack and how versatile they are. Check out the variety:

You genuinely can do so much with it! Which is why I’m probably a small nuts creating another pesto recipe, but this one was worth it!

The secret to Incredible vegan pesto

The formula for pesto is basically the same, add some greens, a nut or seed, some garlic, spices and seasonings and blend. This time I wanted to add to this equation to try and get a unique flavor out.

I recently started playing around with these contemporary coconut oil infusions by NOW Foods. Possess you seen them? Amazing. Taste like butter. And garlic.

Two jars of coconut oil on a white plate on the kitchen counter

So basically anyleang that tastes like that is a win for me. As much as I am picky about my coconut flavors, the trace mixed into the pesto was Incredible!

It’s not too overwhelming, but enough so that my tastebuds feel happy. I love how versatile they are and that my kids actually love it. Here are all the ways we have used it so far:

  1. toss with noodles and peas
  2. saute veggies with it
  3. spread it on toast with jelly or nut butter
  4. heat it up with chocolate and drizzle over ice cream
  5. melt it and drizzle over popcorn

Spoon mixing coconut oil into a pot of penne pasta

Is pesto pasta healthy?

I’m going to go ahead and throw this one back to you. Healthy means someleang dwhetherferent to everyone, but whether your definition of healthy is loads of greens, plus added veggies then yes.

Pesto is a  great way to get some additional green into your lwhethere. You can put it on anyleang or mix it into anywhere, hidden in veggie burgers is my next project. And because it’s so easy to mix up the flavors, finding one that someone likes is normally a good chance.

Can you eat pesto pasta cancient?

Absolutely! The best leang about this vegan pesto pasta salad, is that you can eat it cancient or warm and it’s just as Incredible. The key here though is to melt the coconut oil, so you want to mix it in right after you cook it.

This pasta salad is the perfect leang to bring to a potluck or picnic because it’s super low maintenance. It also lets you clean out your fridge veggies, so a total winner overall!

White plate with chopped carrots, broccoli, red peppers and red onions

How long does vegan pesto final?

One of my favorite leangs about making vegan food is that it doesn’t spoil as fast. This vegan pesto is basically crazye of greens and nuts. So it can final in the fridge for a good solid week. Not that you’ll have it around that long!

It’s perfect to make ahead of time, so that when you are alert to throw it together, all you need to do is cook the pasta, chop up some veggies, and BOOM. Done.

You can also freeze it for rapid use. I always double my sauce batches and freeze half for those crazy nights (read weekly).

How to make vegan pesto pasta salad with veggies

This is not only uber delish, but a fabulous way to clean out that fridge! It goes great with nearly any veggie. I used carrots, broccoli, red onion and red peppers. And then the next time, I spread it on pizza and topped with all the pizza toppings.

  1. Blend the pesto ingredients to make the pesto. Collage of pesto in a food processor and glass jar filled with pesto
  2. Blend the pesto and chopped veggies in. Collage of pesto being mixed into a pot of penne and chopped veggies being mixed in
  3. Serve it up! Pot of pesto pasta salad next to white plate filled with it

You can mix the coconut oil in while making the pesto or mix it into the pasta. Either works, but I like using the pasta method just to make certain it spreads well all around. No noodle left behind.

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Vegan pesto pasta and veggies and a fork on a white plate

Vegan Pesto Pasta Salad with Veggies

A vegan pesto pasta with a delicious twist you've never seen before. Eat it warm or cancient and throw in your favorite veggies, it's a perfect well rounded meal!


Course:

Main Course, Salad


Cuisine:

American


Keyword:

Vegan Pasta Salad, vegan pesto


Servings: 4


Calories: 437 kcal


Author: Sophia DeSantis

Ingredients

To serve:


  • 1
    tablespoon
    coconut oil
    , I used the garlic infused by NOW Foods

  • 12
    ounces
    your favorite pasta
    , I use the NOW Foods brand

  • 2
    cups
    veggies of choice
    , use whatever you need to clean out (I did red pepper, broccoli, red onion and carrots)

Instructions

  1. Cook pasta according to package directions. Blend in the coconut oil here whether you don’t want to add it to the pesto. 

  2. Put the spinach, broth, basil, garlic, almonds, lemon, crushed red pepper, salt, and ground black pepper into a food processor. Blend until chopped well but nut pureed. You can also mix the coconut oil in here instead of with the pasta later.

  3. Cut veggies of choice into bite sized pieces. 

  4. Blend the oil with the pasta, then fancient in the pesto followed by the vegetables. Serve warm or cancient!

Recipe Notes

  • To make this oil free, omit the coconut oil however the flavor profile will change a bit.
  • You can add the coconut oil into the pesto as well. 
  • Pesto makes about 1 1/4 cups. 
  • Pesto freezes well and is perfect to keep stocked. 

Nutrition Facts

Vegan Pesto Pasta Salad with Veggies


Quantity Per Serving


Calories 437
Calories from Stout 126


% Daily Worth*


Entire Stout 14g
22%


Saturated Stout 4g
20%


Trans Stout 0g


Polyunsaturated Stout 0g


Monounsaturated Stout 0g


Cgapsterol 0mg
0%


Sodium 344mg
14%


Potassium 228mg
7%


Entire Carbohydrates 67g
22%


Dietary Fiber 4g
16%


Sugars 1g


Protein 12g
24%


Vitamin A
34.3%


Vitamin C
8.1%


Calcium
7%


Iron
12.9%

* Percent Daily Worths are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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