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A black bowl of green pesto pasta, topped with pine nuts, chopped sun-dried tomatoes, and fresh basil leaves, on a gray textured surface.

Green Pasta

Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes

Ingredients
  

  • 240g (2 large packets) fresh spinach
  • Handful fresh basil
  • 2 large cloves garlic 
  • ¼ cup nutritional yeast
  • ½ cup raw cashews soaked and drained
  • ¾ cup non-dairy milk
  • Salt to taste
  • Juice of 1 lemon
  • Pasta of choice around ½ pack Cooked according to instructions, drained
  • Chilli oil, pine nuts, fresh basil Optional toppings

Method
 

  1. Wilt spinach by adding to deep pan or pot, adding a splash of water and covering ot for around 3-5mins. When all of the spinach leaves have wilted, remove from pot and drain excess water.
  2. Add wilted spinach, fresh basil, garlic, nutritional yeast, soaked cashews and non-dairy milk. Blend well until smooth.
  3. Add salt and lemon juice, blend or stir in.
  4. Add cooked paste to pot with a splash of olive oil. Stir sauce in pasta. Heat over a medium heat for around 5-8 minutes, stirring well.
  5. Serve in bowls. Add optional toppings.

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