What’s green, curly and looks like a corkscrew? This Simple Healthy Vegan Pesto Pasta, that’s what! I know, as if there weren’t enough Vegan Pasta recipes on this blog already, eh? No such thing as too much Pasta, I say. Especially not when it’s tossed in a really yummy Homemade Spinach Basil Pesto that you can whip up in a grand total of 2 minutes and is cheap as chips to make. Why do people use that term, by the way? Chips aren’t exactly cheap in Melbourne. In fact, they are quite pricey. Let’s just say this Vegan Pesto Pasta is as cheap as I am to make!

We start off with cooking any pasta of your choice in boiling water – I use these curly fukkers because I like how they look, but feel free to use any pasta that you prefer. I still stand by these curly fukkers though, they look awesome. Anyway, whilst your pasta is cooking, all you do is blend a bunch of sh!t up, as usual, to prepare your Spinach Basil Pesto. Into the food processor goes Baby Spinach, Basil, Pine Nuts, Walnuts, Extra Virgin Olive Oil and Maple Syrup. Simple as! Initially I was worried that I’d end up with a tasteless green goo, but I was taken aback by how much flavor was in this Spinach Basil Pesto. I’m rarely ever impressed with anything I make. Winner!

Once your Vegan Pesto is made, we move on to the Cherry Tomato and Red Onion medley that I like to top my Vegan Pesto Pasta off with. I simply heat up some olive oil, lightly fry some diced Red Onion and Quartered Cherry Tomatoes, season, and hey presto, instant deliciousness. It makes a great topping to many pasta dishes, and definitely adds some variation in flavor and texture to this Vegan Pesto Pasta. This idea is something I borrowed from Michelle of TwoRaspberries!

All in all, this is a godd@mn simple recipe for Pesto Pasta that you can whip up in under 20 minutes, is packed with flavor and is even good cold, as a pasta salad! Leftovers galore!!!! Obviously, you can use Gluten Free pasta to make this recipe GF – it’s entirely up to you. So scroll down for my Simple Healthy Vegan Pesto Pasta recipe and seeya next time!



