Vida Recetas Editorial
Whole wheat pasta is a perfect choice for those seeking a healthier diet without sacrificing flavor. This whole wheat pasta with vegan pesto sauce recipe is ideal for a light dinner or a nutritious lunch. Whole wheat pasta retains the whole grain, providing more fiber and nutrients than refined pasta, helping to increase satiety and regulate digestion.
Traditional pesto sauce is made with parmesan cheese and butter, but here we have reinvented it with vegan ingredients like soy cream and vegan grated cheese, achieving a creamy texture and fresh flavor thanks to basil and lemon. It is an easy and quick recipe, perfect for beginners, and can be adapted to your taste: if you don't have vegan cheese, you can omit it or substitute it with nutritional yeast for a cheesy touch.
Moreover, this whole wheat pasta with pesto sauce is versatile: you can add cherry tomatoes, spinach, or grilled chicken to make it a more complete dish. Serve hot or cold as a pasta salad, and enjoy a delicious and healthy meal!
Cook
20 min
Servings
2
Wash the fresh basil thoroughly under cold water. Then we put it in the measuring cup of the hand blender, or whatever you have. I don't remove the stems because they give it flavor, but you can remove them if you don't like them.
Add the lemon juice, pine nuts, garlic, liquid soy cream, grated vegan cheese, salt and pepper. Note: other times I haven't had vegan grated cheese and I haven't added cheese, and it's also very delicious, very soft.
We grind everything with the mixer until we have a mixture like the one in the photo. We booked.
Bring water to a boil with salt, oil and oregano. I like to do it this way so that pasta doesn't stick and has more flavor.
Once it starts to boil, add as much pasta as we want and let it boil for as long as appropriate, depending on whether we like al dente or very cooked.
Drain the pasta well so that it loses the water.
Then, in the same pot where we boiled the pasta, add the pesto sauce and pasta, and put it on the fire for a little while so that the whole thing is warm.
We set aside and... Ready! Let's eat!
This recipe has a easy difficulty level, which means it's accessible for cooks of all levels.
The preparation time is minutes and the cooking time is 20 minutes.
This recipe is designed for 2 servings.
Yes, many ingredients can be substituted with similar alternatives. We recommend checking the recipe variations.
Store the preparation in the refrigerator for up to 3 days in an airtight container. Some preparations can be frozen for up to 3 months.
