Plant-based Pesto Sauce Made From Peas

This delicious creamy pesto is made with plant-based ingredients. Spread it on a pizza or stir it into pasta for a delicious plant-based pasta dish. The pesto sauce will add great flavor to your meals.

 If you love the taste of pesto but follow a plant-based diet, then you are going to love this vegan recipe. Most people do not realize that traditional pesto is made with parmesan cheese and that is an ingredient that is made from milk. This plant-based pesto recipe does not contain any parmesan and is 100% dairy-free. This recipe for pesto sauce is also made without nuts, so those with a nut allergy can enjoy it.

This is a vegan pesto that is made from peas and other delicious ingredients. The scrumptious pesto has a taste that is similar to regular pesto and it can be used in all your favorite plant-based recipes. From spreading on French bread for a delicious appetizer to stirring in pasta, you are going to love this pesto sauce.

This pesto is

+ Vegan

+ Plant-Based

+ Nut-Free

+ Creamy

+ Full of Flavor

+ Made with peas

+ Delicious

+ Easy to make

+ Gluten-Free

+ Dairy-Free

+ Soy-Free

+ Paleo

Looking for a Vegan, Plant-Based Parmesan Alternative?

If you love the taste of parmesan cheese but don't eat dairy, you need to know about a delicious vegan substitute for parmesan cheese. This plant-based parmesan alternative tastes just like real parmesan cheese but it contains no milk products. It is made from 100% plant-based ingredients.

The plant-based parmesan substitute that you need to know about is nutritional yeast. Nutritional yeast is healthy vegan parmesan with a cheesy taste. This plant-based product can be used in all your recipes for a delicious cheese taste. Nutritional yeast is also loaded with b vitamins and is also gluten-free, soy-free, keto-friendly, paleo, and kosher. 

Ingredients Needed For Plant-based Pesto Sauce

~ Peas

~ Fresh Basil

~ Lemon Juice

~ Nutritional Yeast

~ Flax Seeds

~ Garlic

~ Salt

~ Olive Oil

Dairy-free is delicious

  I discovered a recipe for a dairy-free pesto sauce in a magazine. I was hesitant to make it as the main ingredient was peas. I am not a fan of peas but I had a frozen bag of peas in my freezer from my son's dental surgery. Frozen peas make a great ice pack. 

 So I decided to try the recipe and I was glad that I did. This pea pesto was so good! I loved how easy this dairy-free pesto sauce was to make in my blender. I was amazed that this pesto recipe did not taste like peas. The fresh basil gave it good flavor and the flax seeds gave the pesto spread a nutty taste.

Ways To Use The Pesto Dip

~ Spread on French bread and add sun-dried tomatoes for a wonderful appetizer

~ Stir the pesto sauce into cooked pasta for a delicious pasta dish

~ Spread the Pesto on pizza instead of tomato sauce

~ Serve as a dip with crackers and vegetables

~ Use as a sandwich spread

Storage Tips

 

Store the pesto sauce in the fridge in a container with a tight lid. This sauce will keep for a week. I don't recommend freezing the pesto. If you have extra fresh basil, place it in a freezer bag and freeze it for up to a year. The frozen basil can be used at a later time to make this pesto again.
 

Plant-Based Pesto Sauce

INGREDIENTS
1 1/2 cups frozen Green Peas, thawed or use canned peas
1/3 cup fresh basil
2 tablespoons lemon juice
2 tablespoons nutritional yeast
3 tablespoons flax seeds
1 large or 2 small garlic cloves, finely chopped
1/4 teaspoon salt
4 tablespoons olive oil

1- 2 tablespoons water

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Add all pesto ingredients to a food processor or high-speed blender.

2. Blend well on medium speed.

3. Add more water if needed until reaches a thick creamy texture.

4. If you desire a thinner texture, add more water.

5. Enjoy the pesto as a dip or on pizza. It also is great with pasta.