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Vegan Pistachio Pesto Penne (Serves 2)
Ingredients
5 tbsp plus 1 tsp raw pistachios, unshelled
2 cloves garlic, peeled and roughly chopped
2 1/2 tsp nutritional yeast
1 cup lightly packed fennel
2-3 mint leaves
1/4 cup olive oil
juice from 1/3 lemon
salt and pepper to taste
1/2 cup peas
Directions
Cook pasta, following the package instructions.
In a blender or food processor, pulse pistachios, garlic, nutritional yeast, salt, and pepper.
Blend in the fennel and mint leaves. Add the olive oil and blend until well-combined. Squeeze in the lemon juice and blend again.
Place a colander in the sink and add the peas. When pasta is done cooking, strain in the colander and pour everything (including the peas) back into the pot, keeping the heat at a simmer.
Stir in the pesto until the pasta is coated.
Serve with fennel or mint leaves for garnish.
Vegan adaption of this recipe.

Vegan Pistachio Pesto Penne (Serves 2)

Ingredients

5 tbsp plus 1 tsp raw pistachios, unshelled

2 cloves garlic, peeled and roughly chopped

2 1/2 tsp nutritional yeast

1 cup lightly packed fennel

2-3 mint leaves

1/4 cup olive oil

juice from 1/3 lemon

salt and pepper to taste

1/2 cup peas

Directions

Cook pasta, following the package instructions.

In a blender or food processor, pulse pistachios, garlic, nutritional yeast, salt, and pepper.

Blend in the fennel and mint leaves. Add the olive oil and blend until well-combined. Squeeze in the lemon juice and blend again.

Place a colander in the sink and add the peas. When pasta is done cooking, strain in the colander and pour everything (including the peas) back into the pot, keeping the heat at a simmer.

Stir in the pesto until the pasta is coated.

Serve with fennel or mint leaves for garnish.

Vegan adaption of this recipe.