Vegan kale pesto pasta
Serves 4
Easy
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Whizz up kale, pumpkin seeds, basil and garlic to make this easy kale pesto. It's perfect stirred through wholemeal spaghetti for a healthy vegan meal
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- 150g kale
- small bunch of basil
- 1 small garlic clove
- 3 tbsp pumpkin seeds
- 5 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 3 tbsp nutritional yeast
- 1 lemonzested and juiced
- 350g wholemeal spaghetti
Nutrition: Per serving
- kcal537
- fat22g
- saturates3g
- carbs60g
- sugars1g
- fibre13ghigh
- protein18g
- salt0.1g
Method
step 1
Bring a pan of water to the boil. Cook the kale for 30 secs, drain and transfer to a bowl of ice-cold water for 5 mins. Drain again and pat dry with kitchen paper.
step 2
Put the basil, garlic, seeds, oil, nutritional yeast, lemon juice and zest, and drained kale in a food processor. Blitz until smooth, then season. Loosen with a splash of water, if it’s too thick.
step 3
Cook the pasta following pack instructions, then toss with the pesto and serve.
