Vibrant Kale Pesto
Ready in minutes, this simple vegan kale pesto is a perfect condiment when friends drop by. Fantastic with raw vegetables, breads or tossed through roast vegetables or pasta.
Servings: 10 servings
Calories: 73kcal
Equipment
- food processor
Ingredients
- 3 cups fresh kale, washed and roughly torn packed cups
- ½ cup raw cashews
- 2 garlic cloves or more to taste
- 1 ¼ cups olive oil up to 1 ½ cups
- 2 tablespoon lemon juice
- zest of ½ lemon
- 1 tablespoon nutritional yeast heaped
- sea salt to taste
Instructions
- Add the garlic and cashews to your food processor bowl and pulse 2 or 3 times to break them up. Add salt and nutritional yeast and pulse again.
- Add the kale, lemon juice and lemon zest and process until combined.
- With the blade running, add the olive oil in steady stream. Process until combined but textured.
- Taste and add more lemon or salt to your taste.
- Serve immediately or store in an airtight container for up to 5 days.
Nutrition
Calories: 73kcal | Carbohydrates: 4g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 5g | Sodium: 8mg | Potassium: 156mg | Vitamin A: 2010IU | Vitamin C: 24.3mg | Calcium: 34mg | Iron: 0.8mg
